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Originally published on December 17, 2020 5:27 pm
Editor’s note: This story was originally published in the Belleville News-Democrat, a news partner of St. Louis Public Radio.
State agencies in Southwestern Illinois are bracing for budget cuts after Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a first round that will affect public safety and social services, with promises of more to come.
The more than $700 million in reductions are only a start in filling a $3.9 billion deficit for the current fiscal year, which ends June 30. Roughly $2 billion of Illinois’ deficit is attributable to tax revenue lost in the coronavirus pandemic.