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Rauner’s Changes to SB1 Linked to Extreme Right-Wing Illinois Policy Institute

New Provisions in Rauner’s Amendatory Veto Could Sink SB1 For weeks, many wondered how they would see the influence of Governor Bruce Rauner’s new Illinois Policy Institute staffers in his administration. There may now be an answer. While Rauner’s criticisms focused on the debunked idea that the state’s new school funding formula (SB1) “bails out” Chicago schools,…

Rauner Vetoed Education Funding Twice, Now Tries to Take Credit for Education Funding in Budget

Governor Bruce Rauner spent the last two days traveling the state trying to rationalize his veto of the state’s education funding formula, which leaves schools in funding limbo. Rauner is in a tough spot – having vetoed school funding he must try and make sure voters do not think he’s against education funding. Rauner tried…

Rauner Declines to Hold Trump Accountable on Health Care

Rauner’s Continues to do Nothing While Trump Administration Sabotages Families’ Health Care Since entering office, President Trump has actively worked to undermine the Affordable Care Act, leading to uncertainty in the markets and causing premiums to rise. This past Wednesday on WGN radio, Governor Bruce Rauner was asked if he blamed the Trump administration for…

Morning Papers Yield Disastrous Headlines for Bruce Rauner on SB1

Regional Papers Focus on How Rauner’s Veto Could Imperil School Funding Governor Bruce Rauner spent weeks building the case that his self-serving veto of SB1, the state’s first new school funding formula in decades, would be beneficial to downstate communities. He shamelessly pitted Chicago against the rest of the state in order to justify his…

(VIDEO) Caught in Headlights: Rauner Does Not Know How His Own Veto Works

Rauner Irresponsible Veto of Education Bill Threatens Schools Ability to Stay Open Rauner Recently Underwent Staff Purge That Brought in Inexperienced Right-Wing Ideologues Today, Governor Bruce Rauner issued an amendatory veto of SB1, the state’s first new education funding formula in decades. At issue is Rauner’s objection to what he calls a “Chicago Bailout” –…

History Repeats Itself: Rauner Forces Crisis that He Has No Credible Plan to Resolve

Awkward – Rauner’s Main Reason for Veto is Rated “False” By PolitiFact This morning, Governor Bruce Rauner announced he would issue an amendatory veto on SB1, the state’s first school funding formula in decades, putting Illinois schools’ ability to stay open at risk. Why? Well, Governor Rauner claims SB1 bails out Chicago schools, but the…

Desperate Bruce Rauner Pushes the State’s Education System to Brink for Political Gain

Rauner Creates School Crisis with No Plan for Resolution With his disapproval rating at 63%, Governor Bruce Rauner is desperate for a win. Perhaps not so coincidentally, Rauner has decided to push SB1, the state’s first education funding formula in two decades, to a crisis point putting school funding in jeopardy. While Rauner claims his…

News Roundup: Rauner’s High Disapproval Rating Earning Press Attention

DGA Poll Confirms National Handicappers’ View of Rauner as “Most Vulnerable Incumbent” in the Nation Yesterday, the Democratic Governors Association released a new poll showing Governor Bruce Rauner with 63% disapproval rating, a lower mark than what he had six months ago and before his budget veto. Rauner’s extremely low marks confirm two national political…

DGA Poll Shows Rauner in Deep Trouble

Today, the DGA released the following polling memo from pollster Jill Normington showing that Bruce Rauner’s budget veto has worsened his standing with voters, and that he remains extremely vulnerable in his reelection campaign. The memo can be read here. ###

Another National Analyst Lists Rauner as Most Vulnerable Incumbent in Nation

National Journal Hotline Ranks Illinois Third Most Likely Governorship to Flip Parties, Highest for a Race Featuring an Incumbent A new report from the National Journal Hotline lists Bruce Rauner as the most vulnerable incumbent governor in America, and ranks Illinois as the third most likely gubernatorial seat to flip parties behind New Jersey and…

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