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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 Launches ‘Schuette’s Off Duty’ Website

Schuette Announcing for MI-GOV, Has Failed to Protect Michigan Families Today, the DGA announced the launch of SchuettesOffDuty.com, in advance of Attorney General Bill Schuette’s announcement of his candidacy for Michigan governor. SchuettesOffDuty.com is designed to provide Michigan residents with information about Schuette’s real record as attorney general. During his two terms, Schuette has consistently put…

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.”…

Throwback Thursday (Video): Rauner Used to Voice Support for Dream Act – Now is Silent

Does Governor Rauner Still Support the Policies of Candidate Rauner? Yesterday, Governor Bruce Rauner offered a weak response to President Donald Trump’s decision to end DACA without a replacement. Trump’s move leaves over 40,000 Dreamers in Illinois in limbo. At a press conference, Rauner rejected the idea of a state law giving Dreamers access to…

Malloy, Inslee Statement on Governors’ Senate Health Care Testimony

Today, DGA Chair Gov. Dan Malloy (D-CT) and DGA Vice Chair Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA) released the following joint statement on the bipartisan coalition of governors’ testimony before the Senate HELP committee: “We appreciate the Senate’s decision to hold hearings on health care today and to hear from America’s governors on the state impact of…

Dem Govs Stand Up for DACA

As the Trump administration announced its plans to end DACA yesterday, Democratic governors from around the country spoke out in defense of the thousands of Dreamers living in and contributing to their states: Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy, DGA Chair: “From elementary and secondary education, to post-secondary education, to supports for vibrant, safe communities – we have…

Flashback: Rauner Vetoed Needed Drug Treatment Funding

Opioid Deaths Rise 56% Under Bruce Rauner as Budget Impasse Leads to Less Service While Governor Bruce Rauner today signs an Executive Order to fight opioid addiction in Illinois, he cannot escape his own history on the issue. In 2015, Governor Rauner vetoed needed drug-treatment funding from an anti-heroin measure, something the Chicago Daily Herald…

Stumbling Laxalt Campaign Now Faces Major Primary Challenge

After Ethics Scandal Envelops Adam Laxalt’s Campaign, He Faces Challenge from State Treasurer The Republican primary in Nevada is shaping up to be a lot nastier than originally expected. Just months ago, it looked like Attorney General Adam Laxalt, who has all but announced his candidacy for governor, would have a clear path to the…

Will Rauner Finally Stand up to President Trump?

Rauner Still Silent on President Trump’s Decision to End DACA Today, the Trump administration announced the end of the DACA program that shields Dreamers from deportation. There are over 40,000 Dreamers in Illinois, according to the Illinois Business Immigration Coalition. As of yet, Governor Rauner has not spoken out against President Trump’s plans. The Associated…

Rauner Enters Labor Day by Siding with Corporations over Middle Class Illinoisans

Rauner Vetoes Bills to Close the Wage Gap and Protect Against Corporate Abuse While the state of Illinois braced to find out if schools would stay open this fall, Governor Bruce Rauner vetoed a number of bills designed to help protect working families from the abuses of corporations. That Rauner sided with corporate interests over…

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