Pritzker challengers demand audit, pitch ‘DOGE for Illinois’ – point to Walz-style failures

Key Highlights

• JB Pritzker.
• The Democrat and Hyatt Hotels heir defended Minnesota Gov.
• Tim Walz after he declined a third term amid his state’s fraud scandal, calling Walz a "friend" and saying he was "thankful for his service and sacrifice."In turn, current GOP frontrunner Darren Bailey announced plans for a "DOGE for Illinois" as fellow Republican Ted Dabrowski publicly demanded that Pritzker submit to a full audit of social services, including SNAP.
• "At the bottom of all these crazy budgets, all these deficits, all these tax hikes are everyday Illinoisans who are just getting whacked," Dabrowski said at a recent press conference on the matter of Illinois’ tax woes and Pritzker’s oversight of state programs.
• TRUMP ADMIN PUTS MINNESOTA ON NOTICE, MOVES TO AUDIT MEDICAID AND CLAW BACK FUNDS TO PROTECT TAXPAYERS Illinois Gov.