Our Newspapers Work!

Articles written by Raymon Troncoso


Sorted by date  Results 1 - 3 of 3

  • Lawmakers, Pritzker administration spar over projected fiscal year revenues

    RAYMON TRONCOSO, Capitol News Illinois|Updated Apr 25, 2021

    Members of an Illinois Senate committee sparred with officials from Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration Friday in a hearing on tax changes proposed by the governor in an effort to balance the state’s budget for the 2022 fiscal year. The Senate Revenue and Appropriations committees held the joint hearing, questioning the directors of the Illinois Department of Revenue and the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget among others. In his budget proposal released in February, Pritzker outlined nine changes to the corpo...

  • Denied marijuana dispensary applicants will have chance to amend applications

    Raymon Troncoso, Capitol News Illinois|Updated Oct 13, 2020

    Gov. JB Pritzker announced changes to the licensing process for marijuana dispensaries Monday after weeks of criticism from activists, lawmakers and applicants who were initially denied for the first round of 75 licenses. Now, failed applicants will have an opportunity to amend their applications and receive more information as to why they were denied points in the scoring process. In a news release Monday, Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Reg...

  • Pledge of cooperation eases fears after state, federal leaders clash

    RAYMON TRONCOSO, Capitol News Illinois|Updated Aug 11, 2020

    More than 200 federal agents will head to Chicago this week as state and local officials take a more measured tone of acceptance after railing against a potential federal surge earlier in the week. That's because the Trump Administration has offered assurances that the Illinois operations – an expansion of the Operation Legend initiative boosting law enforcement efforts in Kansas City, Mo. – will be different than recent actions by agencies in Portland, Ore. In that city, ther...