Speaker: Capitol News Illinois
Capitol News Illinois
has 68.8% among speakers.
BS Score: 50%.
Articles analyzed: 2.
Words analyzed: 37.5.
Analyzed articles
STLPR
- By Ben Szalinski
- 6/26/2026, 3:51 PM
Negativity Bias 12.4% - Appeal to Authority 12.4% - Halo Effect 9.9%
July 1 marks a second New Year’s Day in Illinois as a new budget takes effect along with more than a dozen new state laws. In addition to the state’s nearly $56 billion fiscal year 2027 budget being implemented and the 1-cent motor fuel tax increase being suspended for the remainder of the year, 14 news laws will go into effect on... more
STLPR
- By Ben Szalinski
- 6/16/2026, 8:46 PM
Negativity Bias 15.4% - Framing Effect 11.5% - Appeal to Emotion 11.3%
Gov. JB Pritzker signed the eighth budget of his tenure on Tuesday as he and Illinois Democrats gear up for an election-year battle centered around affordability — though he had to issue a clean-up veto aimed at addressing late-night drafting errors. The fiscal year 2027 spending and corresponding revenue plans that will take effect on... more