Illinois Braces for Budget Hit on ‘Unpredictable’ Trump
- Democratic governor says state trying to prepare itself
- California’s Newsom has warned surplus may not survive Trump
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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on Wednesday said his administration is preparing for potential budget hits from the incoming Trump administration, following a similar warning from California’s Gavin Newsom earlier this week.
Pritzker, a second-term governor, is expected to propose a spending plan for the year starting July 1 in just over a month, and his budget office’s five-year analysis is projecting a deficit of about $3 billion for fiscal 2026. Pritzker described the upcoming budget as “challenging” but added that since taking office, he’s addressed a number of fiscal crises in Illinois.