Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner
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Recent News About Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner
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'Show Me State' shows Illinois the way on lawsuit reform
It is tale of two states – the “Show Me State” and the “Sue Me State.” -
Work comp study shows Illinois has among highest per-claim average; High in med payments and litigation, too
Despite a decrease of 6.4 percent in the costs for workers' compensations claims since 2010, Illinois still has one of the higher cost-per-claim averages compared to the other states, according to recent analysis. -
Illegally hired state employees need to be fired
The abuses perpetrated by Pat Quinn, Mike Madigan, and other insubordinate public servants need to stopped. -
Do the Democrats in Springfield really need a bargain?
For almost two years, we’ve heard a litany of excuses for why Illinois does not have a state budget. -
Several school districts sue Rauner, state for 'financial aid erosion;' They say they weren't provided funding to achieve more rigorous and costly learning standards
After two similar sales tax proposals benefiting schools failed in Madison and St. Clair Counties, several local school districts are suing the state for failing to provide the funding necessary to achieve the more rigorous and expensive learning standards required by in Illinois. -
Illinois has hurt its economy by piling on taxes since the great recession
State and local tax hikes in Illinois have hurt economic growth, lowered the standard of living, and contributed to out-migration. -
Madigan petitions Supreme Court for direct appeal of LeChien's order preserving worker pay
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has asked the Supreme Court for direct appeal of a St. Clair County order preserving a normal payroll for state employees in the absence of appropriations. -
Illinois politicians vote to divert $300 million from state coffers to fuel local spending
Despite Illinois’ billions in deficit spending and skyrocketing debt, the Illinois House of Representatives passed House Bill 278, which would transfer an additional $300 million per year of state income tax funds to local governments, continuing to prop up local overspending that fuels high property taxes. -
Sugary drink tax would be bitter pill to swallow
Illinois holds more than $66 million worth of stocks and bonds in PepsiCo, Coca Cola and Dr. Pepper Snapple alone. -
Majority of Illinois voters support a 'no tax hike budget'
More than half of Illinois voters want lawmakers to balance the budget by only cutting state spending. -
Poll shows voters want balanced budget through spending cuts, not tax increases
A new poll shows that more than half of Illinoisans say state government spends too much money, and should close its budget deficit by only cutting spending – not raising taxes. -
Rauner's budget proposal needs more spending reforms
The governor should reject tax hikes and push for the structural spending reforms Illinois needs to fix its fiscal crisis and improve its economy. -
Madigan motion to dissolve worker pay by end of month denied by LeChien
St. Clair County Circuit Court Judge Robert LeChien has denied a motion from Attorney General Lisa Madigan to dissolve an injunction that has sustained the state payroll for 20 months. -
'Show Me' state is showing Illinois the path to economic growth
The recent “Judicial Hellholes” report from the American Tort Reform Foundation ranked the City of St. Louis the worst “Judicial Hellhole” in the country. -
This is one fever we'd like to catch
Sometimes a fever's a good thing, a natural, therapeutic response to disease. Our state is sick and could use a cleansing fever. -
State social service agencies sue in St. Clair County to force timely payments for services
A group of state human and social service agencies and companies filed suit today in St. Clair County against Gov. Bruce Rauner and other state officials to force timely payments for services performed. -
Madigan's move to force budget resolution digs at LeChien for undermining legislative process
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan pleads that St. Clair County Circuit Judge Robert LeChien undermined the Illinois Constitution when he ordered the comptroller to continue paying state employees at normal rates. -
'Grand Bargain' budget is 'irresponsible overspending,' McCarter says
One of six state senators who have pledged not to raise income taxes from the current level of 3.75 to 4.95 percent is Kyle McCarter, a Republican from Lebanon. -
AG Madigan's intervention in AFSCME suit seeks to end worker pay
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan seeks to break a protracted budget stalemate between Gov. Bruce Rauner and legislators in about five weeks in St. Clair County Circuit Court. -
AFSCME uses fake 'compromise' to set stage for state worker strike
AFSCME – the state’s largest government-worker union – spent two years pushing for contract provisions that would cost state taxpayers billions. Now that the union has lost before the state labor board, it has issued a “framework” for compromise. But that “framework” is merely a publicity stunt to make the union appear reasonable while union leaders threaten a strike to obtain contract provisions that burden state taxpayers.