The Blue Collars Job Act in a pandemic: What it means for Illinois’ budget – State Journal Register (Springfield)

The act was a part of a series of tax reforms and was passed by the General Assembly by a wide bipartisan margin in June 2019, with less than 10 members of both the House and Senate voting against it. Pritzker hopes that keeping the tax credits from taking effect now will allow the state to bring in more revenue to deal with the budget shortfall.