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First month’s legal marijuana sales generate $7.3 million in tax revenue First month’s legal marijuana sales generate $7.3 million in tax revenue

First month’s legal marijuana sales generate $7.3 million in tax revenue

The Illinois Department of Revenue reported Monday that the first month of legalized adult-use cannabis sales in the state generated $7.3 million in cannabis tax revenue for the state, plus another $3.1 million in retail sales taxes that are shared between the state and local governments.

Education funding returns to the forefront Education funding returns to the forefront

Education funding returns to the forefront

Education funding is once again top of mind at the Capitol, with a key cog of Gov. JB Pritzker’s fiscal year 2021 budget proposal addressing the matter already facing pushback.  At issue is the state’s three-year-old K-12 education funding system, known as the evidence-based model. For the fourth straight budget year, lawmakers are discussing how many hundreds of millions...
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