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Third Time’s The Charm: Rauner Passes the Buck on Budget – Again

Third Time’s The Charm: Rauner Passes the Buck on Budget – Again Governor Rauner doubles down on his failed budget proposals, blames everyone but himself Today, Governor Bruce Rauner delivered his vision for the future of Illinois’ state budget. Instead of taking responsibility for overseeing the record 19-month budget impasse Rauner used his speech to offer the…

Where’s Rauner? GOP Gov Flees O’Hare Crisis for Koch Brothers

Where’s Rauner? GOP Gov Flees O’Hare Crisis for Koch Brothers Rauner relaxes with GOP megadonors in Palm Springs while crisis builds in Chicago Bruce Rauner has the wrong priorities. Over the weekend, thousands protested the detainment of more than 50 travelers at Chicago O’Hare International Airport because of Donald Trump’s Executive Order banning people from seven Muslim-majority…

Under Rauner, State of the State is… Broken

Under Rauner, State of the State is… Broken With Rauner, his personal agenda comes always comes first New data shows Illinois lost 16,700 jobs last month, more than any other state The State of the State in Illinois keeps getting worse under Bruce Rauner. As Rauner delivers his State of the State Address today, the…

DGA Statement on Bruce Rauner Dumping $50 Million into 2018 Reelect

DGA Statement on Bruce Rauner Dumping $50 Million into 2018 Reelect Rauner drops $50 million into campaign but can’t cover up his failed record in Illinois Today, the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) released the following statement after Illinois GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner dumped $50 million into his 2018 reelection campaign: “$50 million could buy a lot…

DGA Statement Regarding Today's Report On Bruce Rauner's Conduct Toward Female Employees

Democratic Governors Association spokesperson Rikeesha Phelon today issued the following statement regarding the Chicago Sun-Times report detailing Bruce Rauner’s conduct toward female employees at his outsourcing company: “Today’s news of Bruce Rauner’s hostility toward a female executive and the indifference he displayed toward a possible instance of assault of a female secretary raise serious questions…

Billionaire Bruce's Miserable Week In Headlines

Billionaire Bruce Rauner had a truly miserable week. In a shocking admission, he revealed he’s a member of an exclusive $140,000 wine club. He got caught calling for the elimination of the minimum wage despite making $53 million in the year he retired. He ran an ad touting his everyman van, but actually pays $100,000…

What They're Saying: Rauner's $100K+ Wine Club Dominates The News

He dodges taxes by sheltering part of his vast fortune in the Cayman Islands. He paid zero dollars in Social Security and Medicare taxes while saying he was open to taxing retirement benefits. His companies have made millions through the abuse and neglect of senior citizens and the developmentally disabled. He’s made millions shipping American…

Rauner flees to "opulent" Montana ranch in wake of Caymans news

Bruce Rauner’s on the run. In the wake of the news that he stashed part of his vast fortune in the Cayman Islands, the Republican billionaire is going into hiding. According to the Sun-Times, he’s hunkering down at his “opulent 6,0000-square-foot ranch in Montana, where he will spend time away from the stump in Illinois.” While…

DGA Statement on Billionaire Bruce's Cynical Attempt to Purchase Votes

The Democratic Governors Association’s Illinois spokesperson Rikeesha Phelon today issued the following statement regarding the breaking new report that Republican billionaire Bruce Rauner is attempting to purchase votes in Chicago: “This is the guy who’s going to shake up Springfield? What a fraud. This is a deeply cynical move by a billionaire who’s trying to…

Multiple Examples of Mismanagement, Abuse and Neglect at Bruce Rauner Long-Term Care Homes

The Lee Newspapers this weekend broke the news about another health care system owned by Bruce Rauner’s GTCR rife with mismanagement, abuse and neglect. Rauner’s American Habilitation Services (AHS), a for-profit corporation formed in 1996 responsible for the housing and care for persons with disabilities, was subject to lawsuits and regulatory action as a result…

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