Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Illinois Budget’s New Taxes Face Serious Constitutional Challenges
June 12, 2026
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A mess of uncertainty and litigation is sure to follow.
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
“Right now, we cannot afford to expand tax breaks to businesses that already receive tax breaks,” Pritzker said in a statement. “As we recover from the pandemic, we must focus on job creation …”
But, if these businesses move out of state because of unfavorable tax policies, where will these jobs be created in IL? Oh, yeah; I forgot. The death spiral continues.
Ah, Democrats doing what Democrats do. Well, gotta keep the public employee unions fed, right? That’s first priority.