To be sure, Ralph Martire believes Governor Pritzker’s budget does a lot of things right and is realistic in its approach. But, the Director of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability says the state’s pension debt remains a gargantuan problem.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s favorability is at exactly 50% ahead of his annual budget address, a chance to win over the 46% of voters with an unfavorable opinion of him. But based on his history of aggressive spending and taxation,

Pritzker will have to address how the state plans to cover what was projected to be a budget deficit of more than $3 billion.