JB Pritzker Faces Pushback as Primary Elections Heat Up Nationwide | The Center Square Daily

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May 18th, 2026

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Primary elections continue across the country as the fallout from Louisiana’s major races settles and several key states head to the polls Tuesday. In Louisiana, incumbent Senator Bill Cassidy was pushed out, setting up a runoff between Julia Letlow and John Fleming. Voters also rejected all five proposed constitutional amendments. Meanwhile in Illinois, Gov. J. B. Pritzker is clashing with local mayors over state funding, housing development proposals, gas taxes, and the future of the Chicago Bears stadium project. This episode also covers: • 2026 primary elections in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Oregon, and Pennsylvania • Redistricting battles that could reshape Congress • Trump-backed Republican primary fights • Supreme Court updates on Title IX and gun control cases • California’s growing unemployment debt crisis • Pittsburgh taxpayer-funded retirement payouts The Center Square Daily delivers non-partisan reporting focused on taxpayers, public policy, elections, and government accountability nationwide. #Election2026 #Primaries #IllinoisPolitics #Pritzker #Redistricting #Louisiana #Trump #Politics #TaxpayerNews #CenterSquareDaily ____________ 👉 Read more: https://www.thecentersquare.com 📩 Sign up for the newsletter for daily updates 00:00 Intro 00:44 Primary Elections 07:06 Pritzker Pushback 16:41 America's Talking
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