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Rauner’s Unanswered Questions About His Handling of Quincy Home Outbreak

Rauner Should Use Stunt as Opportunity to Address Hard Questions about Admin’s Botched Response Last night, Governor Bruce Rauner checked into the Quincy Veterans’ Home in an attempt to quiet growing questions about his administration’s botched response to Legionnaires’ outbreaks there. In three years, 13 veterans’ home residents have died from the disease and two…

Rauner Claims ‘Rave Reviews’ Over Veterans’ Home Response, Ducks Responsibility

Governor Deflects Blame for Veterans’ Deaths in State-Run Home: ‘They Don’t Have a Strong Immune System’ While speaking with the Herald-News Editorial Board yesterday, Governor Bruce Rauner tried to show he was taking responsibility for the outbreak of Legionnaires’ at the Quincy Veterans’ Home, but he couldn’t quite get there. First, Rauner pointed out that Northwestern Hospital…

Rauner Taking Heat from Fellow Conservatives Over Veterans’ Home Scandal

Rauner Admin’s Response Attacked by Primary Opponent and Featured on Fox News Governor Bruce Rauner was last seen in public two weeks ago when he refused to say if he had a moral responsibility for deaths at the Quincy Veterans’ Home, and the questions about the Legionnaires’ outbreak are only growing. Now, it’s coming from…

Rauner’s Crisis Goes National – Fox News Profiles Quincy Home Scandal

State Journal-Register Demands Answers on Six-Day Delay in Informing Public about Outbreak Over the holiday break, FOX News’ Special Report profiled the Legionnaire’s outbreak at the Quincy Veterans Home and Governor Bruce Rauner’s administration’s response to the outbreak. The segment focuses, in part, on the six-day gap between when Rauner’s administration knew of the outbreak…

Politico Names Illinois Gov Race “Most Likely to Change Parties” in 2018

Rauner Ends Year Where He Started – Wastes Whole Year To round out what has been an absolutely awful year for Governor Bruce Rauner, Politico named Illinois the most likely state to flip parties in 2018. Rauner, whose approval ratings have been stuck in the low 30’s, already earned the title of “most vulnerable incumbent” by…

More Questions Surface About Rauner’s “Mind Boggling” Response to Quincy Outbreak

Population Loss Accelerating Under Rauner’s Failed Leadership

Illinois Loses 33,000 People, Falls Behind Pennsylvania In Size Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released population estimates that showed Illinois is continuing to shrink under Governor Bruce Rauner. Over the past year, 33,703 people left the state. Illinois fell behind Pennsylvania and now is the 6th largest state in the nation. All of Illinois’ neighbors grew. The…

Rauner Admits He Exacerbated Budget Impasse for His Own Political Gain

Rauner Lamented “Possibility” of Using “Crisis” to Pass Agenda was Lost When Republicans Voted for a Budget In a Trumpian editorial board meeting yesterday, Governor Bruce Rauner laid to rest any lingering questions about his role in creating and exacerbating the budget crisis. Rauner admits he wanted to use the crisis to pass his political agenda, and…

Congress Set for Final Vote on Rauner-Approved Middle-Class Tax Hike

Illinois Families Will Pay More in Taxes and Health Care, Will Be Saddled with Higher Debt Today, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are set to vote on their tax scam bill with the encouragement of Governor Bruce Rauner. The Rauner-supported bill will raise taxes on middle-class families, increase health care costs, and explode…

Rauner’s Year-End Accomplishments List Includes Vetoed Bills, Things That Did Not Happen, And Alternative Facts

Today, Governor Bruce Rauner’s campaign released a list of 10 “accomplishments” in 2017 that really underscore how little Rauner has done for Illinois families. Rauner’s list includes a couple whoppers, some stretches, and a few things that simply didn’t happen: Rauner’s list includes passage of the Clean Energy Jobs Act…which was signed in 2016 and…

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