SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker issued an executive order Tuesday directing state agencies to identify up to four percent of general fund appropriations next year and limit hiring and non-essential spending.
Pritzker blames President Trump’s “reckless economic policies” for the move.
Illinois Republicans criticized the governor’s executive order.
“This is, in my opinion, just another attempt to poke the Trump bear,” Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie said.
McCombie said the SNAP program in Illinois is mismanaged, costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.
She said she fears Pritzker will turn to tax increases – from package deliveries to a higher service tax.