Madigan “Prepared” to Raise Taxes at “Governor’s Request” – Illinoize

Some Democrats have privately suggested plans are in place to increase income taxes during the lame duck session before the new legislature is sworn in on January 13th. Governor Pritzker has indicated he intends to use $2 billion in borrowing from the federal government as well as cuts before raising taxes, but he may not be getting much help from lawmakers to identify necessary cuts.