(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers urge Gov. JB Pritzker to join a new federal school scholarship tax credit program, saying the state “cannot afford to sit on the sidelines.”
In 2025, Congress passed a key Republican bill that included creating a federal tax credit for donations to Scholarship Granting Organizations. States have to opt into the program set to begin in 2027.
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