Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner
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Recent News About Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner
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Exelon bailout's true value for consumers unclear
Legislation that will keep two nuclear power plants open, save more than 4,000 jobs and increase electric bills received Gov. Bruce Rauner's signature after it passed the General Assembly.
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Columnist: Let Illinois voters decide on term limits
Following an election year rife with accusations aimed at the “Madigan Machine” and other factions in Springfield, Chicago Sun-Times writer Mark Brown said recently that the time for term limits may have arrived in Illinois.
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General Assembly adjourns veto session without budget; stopgap expires Dec. 31
As the clock ticks down toward the new year, budget talks remain at an impasse in Illinois and the stopgap budget will expire on Dec. 31.
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Madigan nears milestone, faces opposition as he runs for 17th speaker term
After a year of many changes, something may wind up remaining as it has been for decades in the General Assembly.
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Rauner outlines details for second stopgap budget
Gov. Bruce Rauner took to social media this week to lay out his terms for another stopgap budget.
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Illinois' debt per capita ranks among 10 highest in U.S., at nearly $15,000
Ranking among the top 10 states for debt per capita, Illinois is exhibiting a continuously increasing amount of red ink per resident — particularly pension debt, but also other calculated liabilities.
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State GOP: In election's wake, Dems may want to rethink allegiance to Madigan
Illinois Republican Party Executive Director Nick Klitzing released a memo following last week’s election results detailing the challenges that now lie before House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) and the Democratic Party in the Land of Lincoln.
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Veto session likely last chance this year for Assembly to break budget impasse
The Illinois General Assembly recently reconvened for its annual veto session that gives the legislature an opportunity to review and overturn the governor's vetoes from the spring session.
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Rocky road anticipated for Illinois Dems in election's wake
Following the general election, regional political analysts suggested that Republican victories in Illinois had more to do with Democratic challengers being intentionally tied to House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) in the public’s mind than initially anticipated.
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Report: Private-sector revenue into state coffers down $109 million
A recent report by the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA) shows a continuous decline in cash flows to Illinois from the private sector.
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Gov. Rauner eager to get back into budget talks
With the 2016 election over, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner said he is eager to engage in discussions to resolve one of the state’s biggest problems: a balanced budget.
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Rauner calls for political reform, referendums on fair maps, term limits
Since the state Supreme Court ruled voter referendums can't be used to place measures on the ballot, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has called for state lawmakers to take action to restore redistricting to the November ballot and to also put term limits up for a vote.
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Gov. Rauner pushes for term limits in Illinois
Gov. Bruce Rauner recently encouraged Illinois leaders and citizens to push for term limits in Illinois, especially given the decades that House Speaker Michael Madigan has enjoyed in government.
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Rauner taps leaders for Illinois boards, councils
Gov. Bruce Rauner recently made a round of assignments to various state-level agencies in Springfield — including slots in workforce, advocacy and minority business councils — with several placements consisting of re-appointments.
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Rauner asks lawmakers to pass term limits
In the wake of Cook County's decision to omit the possibility of creating independent legislative map boundaries in Illinois, Gov. Bruce Rauner recently urged the General Assembly to include term limits on its fall agenda.
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Dist. 52 GOP Senate candidate targets CPS high-interest bond issues
Illinois' Dist. 52 Senate candidate Mike Madigan, often referred to as "The Other Mike Madigan," is frowning upon a newly minted Chicago Public Schools bond deal that has incurred a lot of new debt for taxpayers by transferring Chicago Public School (CPS) wealth to capital markets through borrowing at steep interest rates, which has become common place and affects taxpayers outside Chicago.
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Flags to fly at half-staff for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Gov. Bruce Rauner has ordered all U.S. and state flags to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Monday in honor of the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Rauner grants clemency to 10 convicts
Gov. Bruce Rauner today granted clemency requests for 10 Illinois criminals.
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Rauner makes new appointments to health review board, Eastern Illinois Univ.
Gov. Bruce Rauner announced three new leadership appointments Friday.
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Rauner continues string of successful union deals
Gov. Bruce Rauner announced Wednesday that his office has reached new four-year collective bargaining agreements with Service Employees International Union and 16 other unions.