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-  From Prairie State Wire Wirepoints makes a data-backed argument about why Illinoisans 'can and must get back to work'When Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed off on the stay-at-home order that essentially shut off Illinois' economy five weeks ago, few could argue with his reasoning. Now, though, a government watchdog group claims the current reality warrants opening the state back up. 
-  From Prairie State Wire Illinois has enough ventilators for COVID-19 patients, according to state's dataIf Gov. J.B. Pritzker gets the 4,000 ventilators he's requested, Illinois could end up with 2,280 more ventilators than it needs under worst-case scenario projections for the coronavirus crisis in Illinois, according to an analysis of recently released data from the state. 
-  Rep. Halbrook, Wirepoints lament fact that none of state's new laws address the most critical issuesIllinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) complains that not a single one of the 250-plus new laws that went into effect on Jan. 1 will help the state correct any of its most troubling issues. 
-  From Prairie State Wire More than half of Illinois' police and fire pension funds are underfunded, Wirepoints reportsFinancial decay is happening at all levels of Illinois state government, according to the president of state news aggregation and research site Wirepoints. 
-  From Prairie State Wire Illinois home values show little growth compared to neighbors, rest of U.S., Wirepoints reportsIllinois ranked near the bottom in average U.S. home values over a 12-year period ending in 2017, according to a new Wirepoints report. 
-  From Prairie State Wire Wirepoints calls out Pritzker for doubling state's gas tax, breaking promise to middle classIllinois state lawmakers have a dubious history of subjecting residents to gas tax hikes, but the recent doubling of the state gas tax to 38 cents per gallon seems to have taken things to an entirely new level. 
-  From Prairie State Wire Pritzker’s claims of paying down pension debt “simply dishonest,” fiscal watchdog saysThe recently approved state budget hardly makes Illinois the beacon of fiscal prudence that Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and legislative leaders claim it is, budgetary analysts at Wirepoints say. 
-  From Prairie State Wire Illinios education officials want half the state's budget, Wirepoints warnsIllinois education officials are out to get half of the state's budget—and they just might—to the detriment of the state's taxpayers, according to an online Wirepoints newsletter issued earlier today. 
-  From Prairie State Wire State facing huge debt for public-sector retiree health benefits, says WirepointsIllinois's "other debt disaster" is $73 billion in unfunded state retiree health insurance benefits and more than twice that amount owed over the next four decades, according to a special report issued this week by an online news outlet. 
-  From Prairie State Wire Population falling, but Illinois government leaders agree to spend, borrow moreIllinois state government leaders say they will spend a record $38.5 billion and borrow an estimated $11.5 billion over the next year, according to a fiscal year 2019 budget plan approved by Gov. Bruce Rauner. 
-  Report shows 'true' accounting of pension liabilities more than double what governments say; Expert: debt is 'utterly absurd'Financial expert Mark Glennon of Wilmette says in his analysis of a new study on state and local pensions that the options available to reduce the substantial obligations facing Illinois funds include amending the state constitution or going through federal bankruptcy. 
-  If budget hopes are scrapped, Illinois could become first 'junk' stateThe chances that Illinois will reach a budget before May 31 and avoid seeing its bond rating lowered to the worst of any state in history are 50-50 at best, according to Mark Glennon, founder of the business and government website WirePoints told the Sangamon Sun recently. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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