Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker approves state's $50.4 billion budget for next year
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JB Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, signed a $50.4 billion budget for next year into law on June 7, 2023. The budget focuses on education in the state.
The budget also invests $350 million for K-12 education throughout the state as well as $100 million for college scholarships and to provide free access to community colleges.
It also has funding to hire and train 200 state police officers, contributes an additional $200 million to the state’s pension systems beyond what's required and makes ongoing contributions to the state’s budget stabilization fund, set to surpass $2 billion.
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