BILL WOULD GIVE ILLINOIS VOTERS POWER TO CHANGE HOW STATE IS RUN Dylan Sharkey Assistant Editor Illinois lawmakers will consider expanding the power for citizens to amend the Illinois Constitution through petitions, including for issues <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.polishnews.com/bill-would-give-illinois-voters-power-to-change-how-state-is-run" title="BILL WOULD GIVE ILLINOIS VOTERS POWER TO CHANGE HOW STATE IS RUN">[.]</a>
Illinois lawmakers will consider expanding the power for citizens to amend the Illinois Constitution through petitions, including for issues such as term limits and to end gerrymandering.
Republicans want to allow voters to recall elected officials, others cities929.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cities929.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
(Editor s Note: This article was published first at Illinois Policy Institute).
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s re-election announcement July 19 made it clear state finances would be central to his campaign, with boasts about balancing the state budget and making full pension payments for each year of his term.
The problem is, neither claim is true.
Illinois continues to grapple with large structural budget deficits and a growing pension crisis that is outpacing taxpayers’ ability to pay. If Pritzker really wants Illinoisans to grant him a second term, a good place to start would be telling them the truth about the state’s finances.
Measures in the Illinois House and Senate cued up for possible passage before the end of the month could ask voters to enshrine union protections in the state constitution.
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