Lawmakers call out Gov Pritzker for lack of transparency with budget cuts

Illinois lawmakers say they are not getting information from Gov. J.B. Pritzker or state agencies about the governor’s proposed spending cuts.
In September, Pritzker ordered state agencies to conduct budget reviews to identify efficiencies and reductions.
The reason the governor cited was to mitigate what he called President Donald Trump’s “disastrous economic policies.”
State Rep. Amy Elik said Pritzker is pointing the finger at the Trump administration instead of solving Illinois’ problems.

Elik said the governor’s office informed Republicans that the budget reductions were “internal deliberations.”
State Rep. Regan Deering said Illinois is at the top of nearly every published tax list.