Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner
Recent News About Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner
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Rauner to lawmakers: 'Get the job done' in 10 days
With Illinois facing an unprecedented third straight year without a full budget, Gov. Bruce Rauner called lawmakers back to Springfield on Thursday to hammer out a deal before fiscal year 2018 begins in July.
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Rauner calls Legislature back for 10-day focus on GOP budget proposal
Gov. Bruce Rauner's has called state lawmakers back to session to consider a budget plan and reforms put forth by the Republican Party on Wednesday.
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'Silly, fake' workers' comp carrier another waste of state funds, attorney says
Illinois isn't just in debt for billions of dollars; it's throwing away the money it does have on pointless businesses that won't change anything, a Chicago attorney argued recently on his firm's website.
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Rauner, legislators unveil memorial wall in Capitol
Republican lawmakers and Gov. Bruce Rauner opened the third annual Memorial Day Wall of Remembrance display earlier this summer in the Illinois Capitol Rotunda, according to a press release.
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Budget breakdown lands Illinois one step from junk bond rating
Illinois did something this week that no state has ever done: received a downgraded credit rating to near-junk bond status.
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Rauner names new leader of Intersect Illinois
Mark Peterson is taking over Intersect Illinois, the state job creation and investment promotion entity formed in 2016, according to a press release from Gov. Bruce Rauner's office.
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Lawmakers accused of catering to Chicago schools, ignoring downstate
The Daily Herald accused the General Assembly of favoring Chicago's schools at the expense of all others in lllinois in a recent editorial.
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Rauner tells people: Power of change is in your hands alone
Gov. Bruce Rauner told listeners of "Chicago's Morning Answer" radio show that they'd better not rely on entrenched politicians to save them.
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Rauner ad describes Democrats' 'stunning failure' on budget
Reiterating his call for a property tax freeze, Gov. Bruce Rauner released a new digital ad in which he attacks Democrats for refusing to cut spending or work toward reform, according to the Illinois Republican Party.
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Rauner, GOP bemoan budget breakdown, blame bickering Democrats
“Today we’ve seen a complete dereliction of duty by the majority in the General Assembly,” Gov. Bruce Rauner said on Wednesday night after the 100th session of the General Assembly closed. “Once again, a tragic failure to serve the people of Illinois. A tragic failure to pass a balanced budget along with critical structural changes to protect taxpayers and grow more jobs.”
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Freshmen legislators vent frustration at failure of budget deal
Many freshmen lawmakers say the crash and burn they saw on Wednesday night came about because the Democrats don't know how to drive.
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House holds off on bill to tax security industry
A spending package that would increase taxes on the alarm, private investigation and security industries must wait a little longer after the House voted to delay action on the measure on Wednesday.
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Sangamon County taxpayers would pay an extra $47M if Democrats’ tax hike becomes law
Sangamon County taxpayers would see a total of $47 million in state income tax increases if a tax hike measure passed by the Democrat-controlled Illinois State Senate becomes law.
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Hughes hopes clock runs out on Democrats' 'grand bargain'
Even if a “grand bargain” budget is passed this legislative session, it “will not help the people of Illinois,” Patrick Hughes vowed on a recent broadcast of radio show "Illinois Rising."
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Hughes: Rauner's re-election bid could depend on veto abortion bill
It'll be up to Gov. Bruce Rauner to decide the fate of House Bill 40 — legislation that allows state employee health benefits to cover the cost of abortions — and Patrick Hughes says if Rauner doesn’t veto, “he loses re-election.”
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Rauner says veto threat not going away until property tax relief shows up
Gov. Bruce Rauner took to social media recently to remind lawmakers what he has been saying for months: Expect a veto if any budget plan passes the General Assembly without taking property taxes into account.
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Animal welfare bureau offering online license renewals
The Bureau of Animal Health and Welfare has launched a pilot program to open online license renewals to all of Illinois, according to a press release.
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Dems keep reaching into taxpayer pockets rather than reaching for reforms, Ives says
Senate Democrats think it's easy to reach into taxpayer pockets and pull out $5.4 billion, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) said on a Chicago-based radio show following Tuesday's vote on Senate Bill 9.
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Small businesses have big role to play in saving Illinois, Rauner says on tour
Illinois can't grow unless its small businesses grow, Gov. Bruce Rauner told owners and employees of several of the state's 1 million such businesses on a brief tour recently.
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State urged to keep Chicago from killing rest of Illinois economically
There appears to be no such thing as bad for business in Chicago, Andy Shaw said on ABC 7 News.