Republicans on Thursday called it “shameful” that Gov. J.B. Pritzker is floating a budget plan that ties more than 40% of promised education funding to voter approval of his coveted tax-structure overhaul.

The full text of Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritkzer’s State of the State address, as prepared for delivery, can be read here.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker will deliver his second annual State of the State address in Springfield Wednesday, expected to tout some of his accomplishments of his first term thus far, as well as highlight some of the most pressing issues facing Illinois and an outline of how he plans to address them.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered his second annual State of the State address in Springfield Wednesday, touting the accomplishments of his first year and highlighting some of the most pressing issues currently facing Illinois – taking particular aim at what he called a “scourge” of corruption in the state’s politics. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.