Illinois Governor Wants to Ban Assault Weapons, Expand Childcare
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J.B. Pritzker
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Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is pushing to expand child care, make college more affordable and ban assault weapons as the billionaire Democrat begins his second term.
The heir to the Hyatt hotels fortune wants to pass a ban on certain assault weapons, a bill being weighed in the Illinois Senate this week. He is also seeking to make preschool available to everyone in the state and ensure free higher-education tuition for working class families.