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Rauner’s Weak-Kneed Response to Roy Moore Looks Worse This Morning

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Rauner’s Weak-Kneed Response to Roy Moore Looks Worse This Morning

Rauner Refused to Break with Mega-Donor Bankrolling Roy Moore, Never Publicly Backed Moore’s Opponent Last night, the state of Alabama forcefully rejected Roy Moore’s senatorial bid in contrast to Governor Bruce Rauner’s tepid response to his candidacy. Just weeks ago, Rauner rejected calls to break with his mega-donor ally Richard Uihlein after it was reported…

Race to the Right: Schuette and Calley Both Support Trump Tax Plan

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Race to the Right: Schuette and Calley Both Support Trump Tax Plan

Plan Would Raise Taxes and Cut Health Care For Middle-Class Michiganders The Republican gubernatorial primary in Michigan just took a giant lurch to the right. Yesterday, Republican candidates Attorney General Bill Schuette and Lt. Gov. Brian Calley voiced their support for the ultra-conservative Republican tax plan in a press release put out by the Trump White…

Bad Omen For GOP in 2018: Gillespie Admits Trump Was a “Big Factor” in VA-GOV

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Bad Omen For GOP in 2018: Gillespie Admits Trump Was a “Big Factor” in VA-GOV

Gillespie Blames Trump for Loss, While GOP Prepares to Defend 26 Gov Seats in 2018 In his first major post-election interview, Republican Ed Gillespie set off alarm bells for 2018 GOP gubernatorial candidates and the Republican Governors Association.  Gillespie appeared on David Axelrod’s podcast and admitted that President Trump was a huge factor in his loss…

Rauner-Supported Republican Tax Bill Will Reduce Future Chicago-Area Home Values By Up To 9.6%

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Rauner-Supported Republican Tax Bill Will Reduce Future Chicago-Area Home Values By Up To 9.6%

Rauner Says Congress Is “Making Progress” On Tax Bill Last Week Today, Crain’s Chicago Business reported that future home values of Chicago-area homes would drop in value by up to 9.6% should the Republican tax plan go through. Governor Bruce Rauner expressed his support for the legislation a few weeks ago, then tried walking back…

Rauner Failing to Protect Illinois from Donald Trump’s Backwards Environmental Policies

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Rauner Failing to Protect Illinois from Donald Trump’s Backwards Environmental Policies

Rauner Refuses to Join Bipartisan Group of Governors Committing States to Paris Climate Goals Today, while Governor Bruce Rauner celebrates passage of the Future Energy Jobs Act, voters won’t hear Rauner talk about how President Trump’s backwards environmental policies will hurt Illinois. Earlier this year, Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris Climate…

AUDIO: Laxalt Caught Using State Office to Fight Coverage of Controversial Pardon

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AUDIO: Laxalt Caught Using State Office to Fight Coverage of Controversial Pardon

In case you missed it, the Reno Gazette Journal published a tape of Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt instructing his state office to fight stories about a controversial and politically charged pardon. The recording raises ethics questions surrounding Laxalt’s use of taxpayer funding to advance his own personal political interests, a potential violation of state…

Rauner Decries Corruption While Holding Campaign Event at Home of Crony He Appointed to Powerful State Board

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Rauner Decries Corruption While Holding Campaign Event at Home of Crony He Appointed to Powerful State Board

Rauner Host Also a Chair for the National Free-Market Lobbying Group ALEC Bruce Rauner, while decrying corruption in government, held a campaign event at the house of a state board member he appointed. Rauner held a press conference this afternoon at the home of Marianne Eterno Murphy, appointed to the state’s powerful Health Facilities and…

State Newspapers to Rauner: Stop Passing the Blame and Do Your Job

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State Newspapers to Rauner: Stop Passing the Blame and Do Your Job

Today marks 1,064 days into Governor Bruce Rauner’s administration and one week since Rauner infamously claimed, “I’m not in charge,” then declined to revise his statement when given the chance. The state’s editorial boards and writers took Rauner to task for his comment, and called on him to show leadership instead of passing the blame.…

New Poll Shows Big Trouble for Kim Reynolds in Iowa

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New Poll Shows Big Trouble for Kim Reynolds in Iowa

A new poll this weekend from the Des Moines Register shows Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds in big trouble as she heads into the election year. Only 35% of Iowans indicate they would vote for Reynolds, compared with 49% who say it’s time for someone new. “Kim Reynolds’ misplaced priorities have harmed Iowa’s hard-working families and small businesses,…

Trump Headed To Florida, Will Gubernatorial Candidates Join Him On the Stump?

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Trump Headed To Florida, Will Gubernatorial Candidates Join Him On the Stump?

Donald Trump is on his way to Pensacola, Florida for a campaign rally, but so far Governor Rick Scott, Speaker Richard Corcoran, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and Congressman Ron DeSantis have failed to indicate whether they will be joining the President on the stump.   This evening’s rally is widely regarded as a de-facto get out…

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