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DGA Launches Digital Ad Campaign Holding Rauner Accountable for Gun Safety Failure

Today, the Democratic Governors Association launched a new digital ad campaign holding Governor Bruce Rauner accountable for his failure to lead on gun safety. As Governor, Rauner has failed to take on the NRA or fight for bold reforms that will keep families safe. The DGA’s ad campaign will call on Rauner to show leadership…

“Smoke to Cover Peoples Butts” – Emails Show Rauner’s Admin Focused on PR During Quincy Outbreak

One Family Asks – Would Their Father Would Still Be Alive If State Told Public Sooner Late last night, WBEZ reported on a trove of emails obtained from Adams County officials as they sought to handle the 2015 Quincy Legionnaires’ outbreak that killed 12. The emails show Governor Bruce Rauner’s administration extremely interested in managing the public…

One Week Later, Rauner Admin Offers Excuse for Ignoring 2016 Quincy Report

Rauner Primary Opponent Launches Attack Ads on Gov’s Mishandling of Quincy Vets Home Governor Bruce Rauner’s mishandling of the Legionnaires’ outbreak at Quincy is becoming more problematic by the day. Rauner’s primary opponent, State Representative Jeanne Ives, launched a tough attack ad questioning Rauner’s assertion he “would not do anything different” after 13 deaths at…

Rauner Still Won’t Cast Off Criminally Indicted Governor Greitens

VIDEO: Rauner Will Not Even Say He Regrets Featuring Greitens in Campaign Ads Governor Bruce Rauner still won’t cut Governor Eric Greitens loose. Earlier this week, Governor Greitens wasindicted on a Felony Invasion of Privacy charge by a City of St. Louis Grand Jury. The indictment stems from accusations that Greitens took a semi-nude photo…

Quincy Week in Review: Rauner Fails to Explain New Revelations

It’s another bad week for Governor Bruce Rauner as questions surrounding his administration’s response to the Quincy Veterans’ Home Legionnaires’ outbreak. Last Friday, the Associated Press obtained a 2016 engineers report that suggested replacing water pipes at the Quincy home for $8 million. Rauner’s administration did not follow through on the report, and veterans continued…

Flashback Friday: Rauner Donated $100,000 to Gubernatorial Candidate Eric Greitens

Since Then, Rauner Spent $1.3 Million on Ads Boosting Greitens’ Profile Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has still not called for Missouri Governor Eric Greitens to resign following news he was indicted by a St. Louis Grand Jury. Greitens’ has been indicted on a Felony Invasion of Privacycharge for “taking and transmitting a non-consensual photo of…

Rauner Must Call on Governor Eric Greitens to Resign

Rauner’s Campaign Ad Star Indicted on a Felony Charge This afternoon, Governor Eric Greitens of Missouri was indicted stemming from an alleged sexual blackmail scandal. Governor Bruce Rauner was featuring Greitens in his campaign ads when these allegations first became public and refused to call for Greitens to step down before an investigation was complete. Rauner did remove the…

New Bombshell AP Report Raises More Questions About Rauner’s Quincy Response

Video: Rauner Claims “Everything Possible That Any Expert Has Recommended We’ve Done” Today, a legislative committee will meet again to discuss Governor Bruce Rauner’s response to the Legionnaires’ outbreak at the Quincy Veterans’ Home. Sure to be on the agenda is a bombshell report from the Associated Press that engineers told Rauner’s administration it could…

Rauner Has a Growing Problem with Grassroots Republicans

Rauner Already Criticized by Fox News and National Review, Now Losing Support with Breitbart This morning, Governor Bruce Rauner saw his primary opponent pick up another influential endorsement. The Susan B. Anthony List announced it was endorsing State Rep. Jeanne Ives and pledged financial backing for her campaign. Today’s news illustrates a real problem Rauner has…

Short on Accomplishments, Rauner Continues Dishonest Campaign

Chicago Tribune: “Rauner Budget Proposal at Odds with Re-Election Rhetoric.” How desperate is Governor Bruce Rauner to have a real accomplishment to run on? Well first, he touted a bill that he vetoed and ran attack ads against. Now, he’s out with a misleading new ad that avoids discussing how Rauner’s fiscal mismanagement left lasting damage on…

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