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Rauner Reverts Back to Far-Right Economic Agenda with Rasmussen Hire

New Chief of Staff Seen as Obstacle to Legislative Progress in Illinois Yesterday, Bruce Rauner announced a new Chief of Staff, Kristina Rasmussen, formerly the head of the right-wing Illinois Policy Institute. Rauner’s pick was seen as a lurch to the right for the Governor, and a doubling-down on his no-compromise style of politics. Just…

“No Compromise” Rauner Is Just So Done With Governing

Rauner Doubles Down with New Chief of Staff from Far-Right, Koch Brothers-Affiliated Group Fresh off the humiliating bipartisan override of his budget vetoes, Rauner doubled down on his reelection strategy of offering no compromise with the announced hire Kristina Rasmussen, formerly of the Illinois Policy Institute as his new Chief of Staff. The IPI and…

News Roundup: Rauner Suffers Embarrassing Defeat

Crain’s Chicago: “What, exactly, was the point of all this, Governor?” Newspapers and opinion writers across the state laid out the facts clearly – Bruce Rauner suffered a humiliating defeat when members of his own party passed a budget over his objection, then overrode his reckless veto. Bruce Rauner still has not signed a full-budget…

In Their Own Words: House Republicans End Rauner’s Impasse

Bruce Rauner’s legacy will be this – Republican lawmakers, seeing no benefit in continuing Rauner’s two-year budget crisis, broke with the Governor and cut a bipartisan budget deal with Democrats. Rauner’s refusal to compromise drove away members of his own party. Below are quotes from the 10 House Republicans who voted for the budget revenue…

Rauner’s Disingenuous Campaign to Defend His Veto of a Bipartisan Budget

Rauner’s Reckless Veto Shows He is More Interested in Campaigning than Governing Yesterday, Rauner staged a dramatic press conference called for lawmakers to sustain his veto. The Sun-Times Mark Brown described the scene: “The governor could barely contain his phony outrage on the eve of an Illinois House effort to override his vetoes of a…

Bruce Rauner Earns The “Governor Junk” Name

Rauner Calls for Rejecting Bipartisan Budget Bill No Matter the Consequences In a media appearance today, Governor Rauner astonishingly called for lawmakers to sustain his veto of a bipartisan budget. Rauner was asked if he would be okay with the consequences of a further budget impasse, including Illinois’ bond rating falling to “junk” status, and…

Bruce Rauner’s Revelation: He Would Rather Continue Budget Destruction Than Govern

The Democratic Governors Association, through its Illinois spokesperson Sam Salustro, releases the following statement on Bruce Rauner’s veto of a bipartisan solution to the state’s budget impasse: “Two years into Bruce Rauner’s self-inflicted crisis, Democrats and Republican lawmakers came together in bipartisan fashion to put the state back on a path of fiscal solvency by…

Questions Rauner Needs to Answer on Health Care Debate

For the Fourth Time, Illinois’ Senators Ask Rauner to Weigh in on Trumpcare While Their Colleagues Debate Yesterday, the Senate Republicans announced that they would wait until after the 4th of July weekend to continue working on their version of Trumpcare, giving public leaders and advocates time to continue lobbying their Senators on changes they…

Rauner Quietly Hires New DCFS Director and Continues Silence on Agency’s Scandal

Late last Friday, Governor Rauner’s administration announced the appointment of Beverly Walker to head the state’s troubled Department of Children and Family Services after the resignation of George Sheldon. Governor Rauner has not, however, gone into any details about the scandals that engulfed DCFS and played a part in the Sheldon’s resignation. Nor has Rauner…

It’s Been Four Days. Has Governor Rauner Reviewed the Senate’s Trumpcare Bill Yet?

With New CBO Score Out, Rauner Does Not Show Any Fight for Illinois Families Four days ago, the Senate released the text of its version of Trumpcare and Bruce Rauner’s staff assured the public that “the Senate proposal is being reviewed.” Four days of silence followed. In those four days, the Republican party has seen…

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