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Capitol News Illinois: House GOP members criticize Pritzker over tax incentives freeze
House Republican lawmakers criticized Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday ahead of his budget address next week, calling on the governor to reinstate busines tax incentives he froze last month.
In a Friday news conference, state representatives Mike Murphy, R-Springfield, Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, and Keith Wheeler, R-Oswego, called on Pritzker to resume offering tax credits to new businesses through the 2019 Blue Collar Jobs Act, a bipartisan economic reform package pushed by House Republicans and signed into law as part of Pritzker’s first-year operating budget.
State Journal-Register: Illinois Republicans push Gov. JB Pritzker to unfreeze business tax breaks to create jobs
House Republicans are calling on Gov. JB Pritzker to unfreeze the Blue Collar Jobs Act ahead of his annual budget address Wednesday to help Illinois attract companies and create jobs.
“Nothing helps the middle class more than creating good paying jobs,” said state Rep. Keith Wheeler, R-Oswego. “That’s precisely what the Blue Collar Jobs Act does. It sends a message that Illinois is open for business.”
NPR Illinois: Republican State Lawmakers Urge Pritzker To Preserve Tax Credits In Budget Plan
Ahead of Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget address next week, Republican lawmakers are calling on his administration to preserve tax credits for businesses — especially ones Pritzker himself helped negotiate during his first year in office.
Last month, Pritzker announced he would delay the implementation of economic incentives outlined in the so-called Blue Collar Jobs Act passed in 2019, and this week he announced he’d be seeking the closure of “corporate tax loopholes” in order to shore up the state’s budget.
Chicago Tribune: Column: Hold off on celebrating new term limits on leadership in Springfield until they’re set in stone
Here’s a golf clap for the new rule approved Wednesday by the Illinois House of Representatives that limits the terms of the speaker of the House and the minority leader to 10 years.
I’m generally not a fan of term limits. The voters are fully capable of ousting elected lawmakers who have overstayed their welcome in the halls of power. And increasing turnover in legislative ranks risks strengthening lobbyists and other unelected insiders.