Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner
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Recent News About Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner
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Report: Governor’s wife pushed taxpayer funding of abortion bill
The Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) is pointing to a litany of emails sent by the wife of Gov. Bruce Rauner as proof that Illinois’ first lady has often put the brand of her family ahead of the welfare of the state.
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McSweeney says Rauner setting Republicans up for another betrayal with gun bill
Gov. Bruce Rauner will sign legislation that licenses gun dealers in the state, but not until after the March 20 primary for fear of further alienating traditional Republican and conservative voters, state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) told Prairie State Wire.
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Rauner’s move left draws challenge from Ives
Gov. Bruce Rauner has always portrayed himself as a viable option for his Republican Party.
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Rauner caught in slip trying to tie Ives to Madigan
While campaigning Monday in Aurora, Gov. Bruce Rauner slipped up in an attempt to tie his opponent in the GOP primary, Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton), to House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago), tax and policy experts say.
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For Illinois gun owners, Rauner's silence on gun control, confiscation bills is deafening
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner hasn't said whether he will sign or veto anti-Second Amendment legislation coming his way in the wake of the Valentine’s day shooting at a Florida high school.
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Rauner's attacks on Ives undermines his credibility, Wirepoints founder says
Gov. Bruce Rauner's decision to go on the offensive and attack Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton), his challenger in the March 20 Republican primary, shows little regard for the truth and insults the intelligence of voters, the founder of an online news outlet said during a recent interview.
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'Marathon Pundit' weighs in on state of the GOP in Illinois
With Illinois' Republican Party seemingly more divided than ever going into March's primary, one of the state's "alt-center" political pundits, John Ruberry, said during a recent interview that the state's GOP needs to remember what it is.
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Analysis: Three ways to improve Illinois' Budget Process
Governor Bruce Rauner just gave his budget address to the Illinois General Assembly and has formally submitted his budget proposal for consideration — his budget would spend $37.6 billion and is estimating that the state will bring in $37.9 billion.
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Ives and Skillicorn find fault with Rauner's budget address
In Wednesday’s 2018 budget address, Gov. Bruce Rauner said it is possible for Illinois to become the economic powerhouse of the Midwest.
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Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities says it has no backlog to submit in debt transparency report
It seems the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities didn't turn in a required report in time for State Comptroller Susana Mendoza's first debt transparency report because the council had nothing to report, or at least that's what its director says.
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DCFS says it missed deadline for comptroller's debt transparency report, but did turn it in
It was a bit like the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services failed to get its required homework turned in on time for State Comptroller Susana Mendoza's first debt transparency report, but a department deputy director said they did get it turned in.
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Proposed $15.7 billion education budget is bad for the state's economy, Cato Institute director says
The $15.7 billion the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) recently approved in its fiscal year 2019 budget request is bad for the state's economy, a Cato Institute director said during a recent interview.
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Fact check: Rauner's dubious balanced budget claims...again
The Illinois Constitution requires Gov. Bruce Rauner to draw up a budget plan each year that is balanced. But a wide range of fiscal experts agree he didn’t do it in 2015 after taking office. He didn’t do it in 2016. He didn’t do it last year either, even though he claimed otherwise.
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Illinois state GOP official slams Schneider, Rauner for pushing party attack of Ives
A member of the Illinois Republican Party's governing body is lauding gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives' provocative new ad, "Thank You, Bruce Rauner," while taking her critics to task for trying to force the party to take sides in the contentious March 20 primary.
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Rauner's 55 percent disapproval rating spells difficulty for re-election bid
With a net approval rating of minus 24 percent, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner faces an uphill battle as he fights for re-election in 2018, according to market research firm Morning Consult’s website.
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GOP lawmakers mixed on Rauner's State of the State address
Illinois Republicans' reviews of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s State of the State address were mixed with optimism and concern.
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Fact check: How hands off has Rauner been with his investments?
Details contained in a lawsuit brought against Gov. Bruce Rauner by a former business associate have called into further question the governor’s insistence that he no longer plays a role in his business investments.
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OPINION: Reeder: Rauner a coward for not debating Ives
Our governor, Bruce Rauner, is a coward.
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Illinois 'sanctuary' polices targeted by Justice Department
The city of Chicago, Cook County and the state of Illinois were three of 23 jurisdictions nationwide that were put on notice this week by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for their so-called sanctuary policies regarding immigrants here illegally.
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Still struggling to be heard, Rotheimer to hold press conference Monday on sexual harassment
It has been more than three months since long-time victims rights advocate Denise Rotheimer repeated during a public hearing accusations of sexual harassment against a high-ranking Illinois state senator and still she can't seem to be heard.