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Rauner Refuses to Lead, Will Not Stand Up to the NRA

Today, Governor Bruce Rauner announced he would veto the first major gun violence prevention bill to reach his desk since the tragic shootings in Florida and Chicago. Leaders from around the state called on Rauner to take a leadership role in the debate over gun legislation, but Rauner has spent weeks dodging the responsibilities of…

Watch: Rauner Dodges Question on Guns Over and Over and Over….

Latest News Mar 12, 2018

Watch: Rauner Dodges Question on Guns Over and Over and Over….

Today, Governor Bruce Rauner took questions from reporters today; he did not, however, give many answers. Rauner first dodged questions about his hand-picked Attorney General candidate, who reportedly told Miss Illinois judges it was better for a foster child to stay in an abusive home than with a loving same-sex couple. Then, Rauner was asked…

Tim Pawlenty Kicks Off Gubernatorial Bid…In Florida

Latest News Mar 12, 2018

Tim Pawlenty Kicks Off Gubernatorial Bid…In Florida

The Candidate Apparently Forgets Where Minnesota Is Located When you have spent 6 years making millions of dollars lobbying for Wall Street, it can be hard to remember exactly where “home” is. It can be even more difficult if you still haven’t left your old job yet. So forgive Tim Pawlenty for heading south towards…

Rauner Slammed by Leading Opinion Voices for Failure to Show Leadership on Guns

Latest News Mar 12, 2018

Rauner Slammed by Leading Opinion Voices for Failure to Show Leadership on Guns

WGN’s Walter Jacobson: “Here He Goes Again, Our Governor, Bruce Rauner, Refusing to Take a Position.” Over the weekend, WGN’s Walter Jacobson and Chicago Tribune’s Dahleen Glanton called out Governor Bruce Rauner for failing to lead on gun violence prevention. Rauner has put great effort into avoiding the issue and often papers over specifics by saying he wants a “good…

Ethical Questions Surround Pawlenty As He Courts Donors While Shilling For Wall Street

Latest News Mar 12, 2018

Ethical Questions Surround Pawlenty As He Courts Donors While Shilling For Wall Street

Pawlenty Is Lobbying And Fundraising At The Same Time Tim Pawlenty just can’t seem to let his job as a super-lobbyist go. Whether it is because the money is too good, or because he wants to make a positive final impression on his Wall Street buds before he goes to them hat in hand, Pawlenty…

Rauner Headlines Fundraiser Featuring a “Star and Stripes” Painted AR-15 Raffle and His AG Candidate Still Reeling from Anti-LGBT Comment

Rauner Failure of Leadership on Display at Whiteside County GOP Fundraiser Last night, Governor Bruce Rauner spoke at the Whiteside County Republican Party’s annual fundraising dinner where “a specially customized AR-15 rifle painted with stars and stripes” was raffled off. Embattled Attorney General candidate Erika Harold also appeared at the event, still reeling from news…

Kim Reynolds Afraid of Own Education Record, Hides From High School Students

Education in Iowa Underfunded Under Reynolds Governor Kim Reynolds’ record on education is so bad that now she’s even hiding from high school students! KWQC reported yesterday that when Governor Reynolds visited Davenport Central High School, students were not allowed into the event. Reynolds must know that her record of underfunding public education goes over like a…

Does Rauner Stand by His Hand-Picked Attorney General Candidate, Erika Harold?

Harold Said She Would Rather Have Foster Kids Grow Up in an Abusive Household Than with a Same-Sex Couple Rauner “Personally Recruited” Harold And Gave Her $350k To Win Her Primary, Now Silent Another one of Governor Bruce Rauner’s political allies is in hot water, and Rauner’s dodging the tough questions. NBC Chicago reported in…

On International Women’s Day, RNC Snubs Highest-Ranking Woman in Ohio

Ohio Republican Party Authorizes RNC To Help Mike DeWine Over Lt. Governor Mary Taylor Today, on International Women’s Day, Ohio Republicans authorized the RNC to spend money on behalf of Mike DeWine in his primary fight with Lt. Governor Mary Taylor. The gender dynamics of this race are impossible to ignore, and Ohio papers have…

ICYMI: Rauner Admin’s Handling of Quincy Slammed as a “Downward Spiral of Malfeasance”

The Ottawa Times: Rauner Admin Put More Focus on Reputations than Caring for Veterans Yesterday, The Ottawa Times took Governor Bruce Rauner’s administration to task for showing more concern for their reputations than caring for residents of the Quincy Veterans’ Home. Three years of Legionnaires’ outbreaks at the state-run facility killed 13 and sickened dozens…

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Rauner Refuses to Lead, Will Not Stand Up to the NRA

Watch: Rauner Dodges Question on Guns Over and Over and Over….

Tim Pawlenty Kicks Off Gubernatorial Bid…In Florida

Rauner Slammed by Leading Opinion Voices for Failure to Show Leadership on Guns

Ethical Questions Surround Pawlenty As He Courts Donors While Shilling For Wall Street

Rauner Headlines Fundraiser Featuring a “Star and Stripes” Painted AR-15 Raffle and His AG Candidate Still Reeling from Anti-LGBT Comment

Kim Reynolds Afraid of Own Education Record, Hides From High School Students

Does Rauner Stand by His Hand-Picked Attorney General Candidate, Erika Harold?

On International Women’s Day, RNC Snubs Highest-Ranking Woman in Ohio

ICYMI: Rauner Admin’s Handling of Quincy Slammed as a “Downward Spiral of Malfeasance”