Fact-check: Pritzker didn`t give ‘pay raises to his politician buddies` while public distracted by COVID-19
(WorldNews Politics)

Flanked by supporters, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs revenue and budget legislation at the James R. Thompson Center last year. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times file Illinois Rising Action, a nonprofit launched in March by America Rising Squared, is out with an ad accusing Pritzker of putting the interests of politicians above those of working families during the COVID-19 pandemic. A new group affiliated with a national Republican opposition research organization is targeting Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker over the perennially fraught issue of lawmaker pay. Illinois Rising Action, a nonprofit launched in March by America Rising Squared, is out with an ad accusing Pritzker of putting the interests of...