Updates – Page 43

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…

Governors Reynolds and Rauner Build Friendship of Failure

Governors Meet While Their State’s Budgets Sink Under Weight of Incompetence Today, Governor Kim Reynolds of Iowa and Governor Bruce Rauner of Illinois will meet on the Mississippi River where each can entertain the other with stories of leadership failure. As captains of their state’s fiscal ships, both governors have promoted policies that ran their…

Rauner Rated “Most Vulnerable Incumbent” by Cook Political Report

National Political Analyst Changes Rating of Illinois Election from “Lean R” to “Tossup” On Friday, the Cook Political Report released a new analysis of 2018 Gubernatorial races, and it was only bad news from Governor Bruce Rauner. Cook Political Report not only moved the ranking of the race from “Lean R” to “Tossup”, they also singled…

Doctor! Bruce Rauner Burned for His Silence on Trumpcare

Rauner is “Reviewing” Trumpcare Bill that is Little Different from Earlier Version, Only Meaner Yesterday, the US Senate released their version of Trumpcare which was immediately labeled as somehow “meaner” than the original House version. The Sun-Times wrote “Illinois would get hammered even harder.” And Governor Rauner forcefully came out to say the Senate bill…

DGA Calls on Bruce Rauner to Finally Take a Stand on Health Care Bill

Rauner Must Answer for TrumpCare’s Devastating Impact on the People and Budget of Illinois Today, the United States Senate introduced its version of Trumpcare and early reports say it contains many provisions similar to the earlier House version. The Senate bill still calls for phasing out Medicaid Expansion, currently insuring more than 600,000 people in…

School’s Out Till….When? Bruce Rauner’s Policies Squeezing Schools Dry

Rauner’s Continuation Of An “Unnecessary” Crisis May Force Schools To Cut Or Close In Fall This afternoon, Bruce Rauner’s “historic” speech full of empty rhetoric to an empty room gives way to the cold realities of Rauner’s “unnecessary” crisis. For 720 days, Bruce Rauner has prevented the passage of a budget, leading to unprecedented damage…

Rauner Was Never Interested In Unity

The Democratic Governors Association released the following statement, attributable to Illinois Communications Director Sam Salustro, in response to Governor Bruce Rauner’s “Unity” speech. “Tonight, Bruce Rauner tried to reset his failing tenure as Governor of Illinois by offering nothing new in terms of policy or message. Instead, he pretended he played no part in creating…

ICYMI: Accountability Scares Off Bruce Rauner – Scenes from Last Night’s Fundraiser

At the last minute yesterday, Bruce Rauner canceled a long-planned fundraiser after it started to attract press and public attention. Seeking to avoid a bad headline, Rauner instead claimed he needed the extra day to prepare for his address to Illinois (where he will take no questions). Both NBC and the Daily Herald were on…

Desperate to Avoid Trumpcare Questions, Rauner Cancels Fundraising Appearance

The Democratic Governors Association releases the following statement, attributable to DGA Illinois Communications Director Sam Salustro, on Governor Rauner’s last-minute cancelation at a fundraiser: “Governor Rauner’s decision to cancel an appearance at an Illinois GOP fundraiser shows the lengths he will go to avoid answering for his administration’s inexcusable silence on Trumpcare. Instead of acknowledging…

Chip in today to elect Dem govs >>

The Latest