Signed into law: Gov. Pritzker celebrates 2020 budget

Posted on June 6, 2019
Gov. Pritzker celebrated signing the fiscal 2020 budget on Wednesday.
(Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC)

By Dave Dahl

SPRINGFIELD – Wednesday was time for another celebration by the governor.

Signed into law – the fiscal 2020 budget and the tax rates that would be in effect if Illinois has a graduated income tax. From Citizen Action Illinois, William McNary is part of the Responsible Budget Coalition.

“A budget is more than just numbers on a page or entries on an account ledger,” McNary said. “A budget is a moral document that represents our common values. A responsible budget is one with adequate revenues fairly raised from those who can most afford it, not an unbalanced house of cards that lurches from one crisis to the next with harmful cuts to Illinois families and communities.”

House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) put out a statement ripping the tax rate bill, saying it’s a blank check for pickpocket Democrats.

Dave Dahl can be reached at [email protected].

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