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Pritzker will combine SOTS, budget address

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* The governor’s people say Gov. Pritzker will combine his State of the State address with his budget address. This is a fairly common practice. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve cringed when people who should know better say they wanted to hear more about the budget during the SOTS. They are two separate speeches, unless they’re combined. And considering the budget issues we have, it’s probably best to combine them.

State of the State messages are required by the Constitution, but they don’t have to be given as speeches…

SECTION 13. GOVERNOR - LEGISLATIVE MESSAGES The Governor, at the beginning of each annual session of the General Assembly and at the close of his term of office, shall report to the General Assembly on the condition of the State and recommend such measures as he deems desirable.

Same goes for budgets…

SECTION 2. STATE FINANCE (a) The Governor shall prepare and submit to the General Assembly, at a time prescribed by law, a State budget for the ensuing fiscal year.

Wednesday, February 20th at noon is the date set by the General Assembly.

Thoughts?

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Jan 25, 19 @ 2:18 pm

Comments

Be afraid and keep your wallet close.

Comment by Anonymous Friday, Jan 25, 19 @ 2:21 pm
Is it indicative of the Rauner years that I can’t recall if Rich did a post about Rauner’s end of term report?

Comment by Reserved Friday, Jan 25, 19 @ 2:31 pm
I just want it to be a real budget. No more magic beans.

Comment by Excessively Rabid Friday, Jan 25, 19 @ 2:32 pm
===Rich did a post about Rauner’s end of term report?===

I never posted it. I never read it. I should’ve done both. Oops.

Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Jan 25, 19 @ 2:32 pm
I always want to hear more about the budget during the budget address.

Comment by walke Friday, Jan 25, 19 @ 2:32 pm
===Be afraid and keep your wallet close.===

There hasn’t been a pickpocket in the House Gallery since 1894ish…

To the Post,

Great idea, but the trick will be in presentation, combining numbers and facts with rhetoric and imagery.

The delivery will be as critical as the facts and the priorities.

I’ve said many times, which is the reality;

A budget is a weighing and measuring of agenda, policy, and programs.

Heard it so often.

Writing and delivering a speech laying out a budget which is the document of agenda, policy, and program makes sense for a “first speech” addressing these… by this governor.

Can’t wait. It’ll be far more interesting than the nuts, bolts, wonky bites… tall order for the governor and his crew.

Looking forward to it.

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Jan 25, 19 @ 2:35 pm
Makes sense.

Also, points to walke…agreed!

Comment by Liandro Friday, Jan 25, 19 @ 2:35 pm
“I never posted it. I never read it.”

We’re good.

This is the way this terms ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.

As to SOTS/Budget - cool, wrap it all together because the state of the budget *is* the state of the state.

Comment by lakeside Friday, Jan 25, 19 @ 2:38 pm
=====Rich did a post about Rauner’s end of term report?===

I never posted it. I never read it. I should’ve done both. Oops.== Would producing a video in which you have an intern read the report and you comment on it in the style of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 be the most appropriate way to handle this milestone?

Comment by Anonymous Friday, Jan 25, 19 @ 2:45 pm
Rod did a powerpoint

Quinn gave a time-wasting ramble

Rauner dropped his gees

And JB’s gonna ______

Comment by Ok Friday, Jan 25, 19 @ 2:46 pm
Rod outsourced his end of term report to Jackson st.

Comment by Ok Friday, Jan 25, 19 @ 2:49 pm
Can’t wait to hear his tax proposal that promised to cut taxes on the middle class and those striving to get there by having folks like Governor Rauner and him pay their fair share.

He could be in for a shorter honeymoon than Ethel Merman and Ernest Borgnine whose marriage lasted 5 days.

Comment by Lucky Pierre Friday, Jan 25, 19 @ 3:06 pm
Lucky, me too. Remember that the median family income in Illinois is $80,000.

Comment by Anonymous Friday, Jan 25, 19 @ 3:17 pm
“Can’t wait to hear his tax proposal that promised to cut taxes on the middle class and those striving to get there by having folks like Governor Rauner and him pay their fair share.”

I just read that line in my head with genuine enthusiasm as opposed to the intended sarcasm. It read much better.

Comment by Montrose Friday, Jan 25, 19 @ 3:22 pm
Anon 3:17, median household income is somewhere between $62K and $65K depending on the source. So a lot more households make a lot more money than they think they do, relatively speaking.

Comment by Jibba Friday, Jan 25, 19 @ 3:30 pm
Right, how high will taxes have to be on the “rich” if the median household and family make $60k and $80k?

Comment by Anonymous Friday, Jan 25, 19 @ 3:37 pm
Anonymous 3:37…We’ve gone over this subject in the past without a lot of agreement. Those making $200k/year but living in the Loop were appalled to think that they were wealthy given the high cost of living that left little after mortgage payments, private school fees, and funding their retirement. Those living elsewhere accused them of being out of touch with the real world where you might be doing well to get your full 40 hours a week at minimum wage between two jobs at big box stores.

Both have a point, although I tend to sympathize a lot more with the poorer family that has no other choices rather than the family in the Loop that is building wealth in their home and has other choices they can make, such as commuting.

I also suspect not much tax relief is on the way, given the pressing needs for state dollars. Just my 2 cents.

Comment by Jibba Friday, Jan 25, 19 @ 3:52 pm
=Can’t wait to hear his tax proposal that promised to cut taxes on the middle class and those striving to get there by having folks like Governor Rauner and him pay their fair share.=

No worries, you will find a way to lie about what Rauner did anyway.

I hope he proposes a way to raise revenue high enough to pay the bills.

Comment by JS Mill Friday, Jan 25, 19 @ 4:08 pm
JS Mill, you do realize that Illinois’ already has one of the highest tax burdens in the US, right?

Comment by Anonymous Friday, Jan 25, 19 @ 4:10 pm
===Illinois’ already has one of the highest tax burdens in the US, right?===

Cite please.

Thanks.

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Jan 25, 19 @ 4:13 pm