JB Pritzker Wants to Hire 7,000 more state employees in 2 years.

Page 98 of Pritzker’s 2026 Proposed Budget-
Over 7,000 more state employees in 2 years.
This is easily a half billion dollars of added expense per year.
What are they doing? pic.twitter.com/aD1mmm1eJb

— Jeanne Ives (@JeanneIves) February 22, 2025