If nothing else, Governor Pritzker’s FY 2022 General Fund budget proposal was sobering. After acknowledging he had bolder plans for the state’s upcoming fiscal year, the Governor none-the-less proposed spending $28.7 billion on public services in FY 2022, essentially holding total service appropriations to the same nominal-dollar level they were in FY 2021. Of course, after adjusting for inflation, this means total spending on services in FY 2022 will be $1.6 billion less in real terms than this year. Read the full response on CTBA's Budget Blog.