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Eight Republican Governors Come Out Against New Trumpcare Bill as Rauner Abdicates Leadership

Rauner is One of Two Republican Governors of “Clinton-Won” States Not Fighting Bill As the U.S. Senate moves closer to a vote on the Graham-Cassidy health care overhaul, Rauner continues to take a back seat on the issue, putting political considerations ahead of Illinois families. This morning’s Sun-Times Editorial enumerated the consequences for Illinois, like the $153 billion…

Back in the U.S., Rauner Gets Back to What He Does Best – Failing to Protect Illinoisans

In Debates on HB40 and Trumpcare, Rauner’s Position Is “For Himself” This week Governor Bruce Rauner resumed public duties in Illinois and returned to doing what he does best – failing to protect Illinois voters on politically inconvenient issues. Rauner’s homecoming was greeted by questions about HB40 and the newest version of Trumpcare, and he…

DGA’s ‘Rauner’s Broken Record’ Tour to Stop in Peoria Tomorrow

Tomorrow, Wednesday September 20th, at 2:00 PM, the Democratic Governors Association’s “Rauner’s Broken Record” Tour will be stopping in Peoria. The tour aims at highlighting Gov. Bruce Rauner’s failures as he nears the 1,000 day mark on October 8th, 2017 and as he begins to circulate petitions for re-election Under Rauner, Illinois has reached new lows.…

Democratic Governors Association Launches Website for Rauner’s Broken Record Tour

Website Launch Coincides with Day of Stops in Springfield and Carbondale Today, the DGA launches the Rauner’s Broken Record website to accompany the group’s statewide tour. The tour makes stops today in Springfield and Carbondale and will feature Illinois voters speaking about how Rauner’s failed leadership has negatively impacted their communities. Rauner promised his business…

Democratic Governors Association Launches Rauner’s Broken Record Tour

As Rauner Preps for Re-Election, Illinoisans are Speaking Out Against Four More Years of Failed Leadership On Tuesday in Springfield, the Democratic Governors Association will launch the “Rauner’s Broken Record Tour,” to focus on the Illinoisans who have been hurt by Gov. Bruce Rauner’s record as governor. The tour will focus on Rauner’s failures as governor as he…

Rauner’s Record: Holding Back Illinois’ Future by Starving Higher Education

Under Rauner, Enrollment and Jobs at Illinois’ Institutions Dropped while Tuition Rose WNIJ/WNIU reports that, while in Asia, Rauner is promoting the “state’s universities and transportation infrastructure in hopes of attracting businesses.” In what is awkward timing for Bruce Rauner, a newly released report details the damage that Rauner has done to the state’s higher…

Rauner Hires Crisis Communications Manager: A Review of Where Rauner Went Wrong

But Will Rauner Listen? Yesterday, Tina Sfondeles of the Chicago Sun-Times reported that Governor Bruce Rauner brought in Hud Englehart, a PR and crisis communications expert, to lead “communications strategy development” in his office. In a 2016 article, Englehart laid out five general practices for crisis communications – there seems to be a lot for Rauner to learn. Hud…

Rauner’s Record: Leaving Illinois with a Bigger Fiscal Mess Than He Inherited

Rauner Ran as a Business Executive Then Irresponsibly Kept the State Without a Budget This week Governor Bruce Rauner travels to Asia to sell foreign investors on Illinois, and according to an interview with WBEZ’s Tony Arnold, apparently cannot stop bad mouthing Illinois to foreign investors. Rauner loves to spread the blame for Illinois’ failures, he…

Rauner’s Record: Slowed Economic Growth, Worst Job Growth in the Region

Rauner’s Failed Policies Drove Up Debt, and Drove Out People and Jobs This week, Governor Bruce Rauner travels to Asia to sell foreign investors on Illinois, a state he loves to bash at home. While he’s abroad trying to sell Illinois, let’s look at the mess he left behind. Bruce Rauner campaigned on the theory…

DGA Calls on Bruce Rauner to Address Brewing Controversy of Misconduct in His Office

Public Deserves Answers from Rauner on Dismissal of Former General Counsel On Tuesday, Natasha Korecki of Politico Illinois reported on disturbing allegations about how Governor Bruce Rauner runs his office. Korecki reported that Rauner’s ex-General Counsel Dennis Murashko had penned a memo “raising the question of whether the administration was properly keeping politics out of the office.”…

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