Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner
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Recent News About Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner
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Jesiel rejected school funding measure for lack of reforms
Rep. Sheri Jesiel (R-Winthrop Harbor) voted against the recently passed compromise school funding reform measure because it kept special considerations for Chicago Public Schools and did not provide enough property tax relief, she said in a statement.
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Wheeler touts environmental boost for Fox Waterway Agency
Improvements to the waterway along Fox River and Chain O'Lakes will soon be undertaken thanks to enactment of a bill sponsored by Rep. Barbara Wheeler (R-Crystal Lake), according to a press release.
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Sauer helps truckers keep on the road in Illinois by easing inspection burden
Illinois trucking businesses will deal with fewer regulatory strains on their revenue thanks to legislation sponsored by Rep. Nick Sauer (R-Lake Barrington) that Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law recently, according to a press release from Sauer.
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Rauner shake-up follows in wake of perceived political defeat
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office has lost or terminated 21 staffers in the wake of the passage of a contentious budget plan and an unpopular tax hike on July 6, which many saw as a major political defeat for Rauner and many GOP lawmakers.
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Rauner changes communication staff as part of rebranding
Gov. Bruce Rauner recently added several key communication personnel to his team, further shaking up his staff following a major political defeat when the Illinois General Assembly overrode his vetoes on a budget and spending plan.
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Policy institute exec joins Rauner in crusade to save taxpayers
Gov. Bruce Rauner is bringing in a "champion" to fight for Illinoisans.
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Rauner replaces Chief of Staff Goldberg with Illinois Policy's Rasmussen
Gov. Bruce Rauner has fired his Chief of Staff Richard Goldberg and replaced him with Illinois Policy Institute President Kristina Rasmussen.
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Lake County taxpayers will pay an extra $443M with passage of tax hike law
Lake County taxpayers will see a total of $443 million in state income tax increases after SB 9, a tax hike measure, passed the Democrat-controlled Illinois State Senate to become law.
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Rauner tells people: Power of change is in your hands alone
Gov. Bruce Rauner told listeners of the "Chicago's Morning Answer" radio show that they'd better not rely on entrenched politicians to save them.
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Rauner urges political unity to save the future of Illinois
Gov. Bruce Rauner urged Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Tuesday to unite and pass a balanced budget that will fund Illinois and get it back on its feet.
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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 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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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: Tax burden driving Illinois businesses, people to flee state
Illinois is bleeding jobs to neighboring states like Wisconsin and in urgent need of reform to close the wound, Gov. Bruce Rauner asserted at a press conference in the Hegewisch neighborhood in Chicago recently.
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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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Lake County taxpayers would pay an extra $443M if Democrats’ tax hike becomes law
Lake County taxpayers would see a total of $443 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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Manar attacks Kankakee Times for publishing school funding numbers
Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) is demanding a state investigation after the Kankakee Times reported on the anticipated district-by-district financial impact of his Senate Bill 1, which promises to change the state's formula for dispensing money to public schools.
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Rauner says end run around Madigan only way forward for Illinois
The buckling stops here, Gov. Bruce Rauner said during a call-in radio show recently.
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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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Tax abatement transparency bill gains unanimous Senate approval
Homeowners who get a break on their property taxes will see it listed on their bills for the first time soon if SB1072 passes the House and gets Gov. Bruce Rauner's OK as quickly as it sailed through the Senate.
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Rauner grateful for House GOP support of pension reform bill
Several Republican representatives will announce their support for a comprehensive pension reform bill that is meant to improve the pension problems in the state, including the pension crisis in Chicago, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner said on Friday.