The Center Square Daily | 4.24.26 | Illinois 'Megaprojects' Bill Not Enough to Keep the Bears

Greg Bishop hosts The Center Square Daily, a review of some of the top headlines concerning taxpayers across the country. On today’s show, Houston officials have amended a city ordinance tied to immigration enforcement after pressure from Gov. Greg Abbott and the threat of lost state funding, raising broader questions about public safety policy, local control, federal cooperation and how immigration enforcement decisions can affect taxpayers and state resources. We also cover Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity’s refusal to authorize more than $1 million in payments for security upgrades at Gov. Josh Shapiro’s private residence, setting up a dispute involving multiple branches of government and sparking debate over legal authority, public spending oversight and the use of taxpayer funds.  We also examine developments in Illinois as Gov. J.B. Pritzker pushes for quick action on legislation providing tax breaks for the Chicago Bears and other megaprojects, with lawmakers continuing to debate subsidies, economic development incentives, possible amendments and what the proposal could mean for taxpayers and future large-scale development deals.  Plus, America's Talking with quick hits from around the country:  National - Trump moves medical marijuana to Schedule III in historic shift  California - May 1 deadline approaches for high-speed rail report as cost balloons  North Carolina - Election 2026: Nearly $10M pumped into Buckhout-Davis race  Georgia - Secretary of state opposes proposed election change  Subscribe for more coverage on taxpayer issues, state government and public policy news. #TaxpayerNews #GovernmentAccountability #IllinoisPolitics #ImmigrationPolicy #publicspending  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.