Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner
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Recent News About Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner
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Illinois budget stalemate impacts state's drivers
With Illinois still lacking a state budget, the Secretary of State’s office has suspended the mailed license plate renewal reminder service, and encourages drivers to sign up for the online system. -
State, AFSCME talks break down; No meetings scheduled, impasse may be near
SPRINGFIELD — Talks between Gov. Rauner’s administration and the state’s largest public-sector employee union broke down Friday. There are no talks scheduled for next week, and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 and the Rauner team are blaming each other for Friday’s events. There’s also no agreement on whether the talks are at impasse, which AFSCME says the Rauner team declared. -
Rauner, AFSCME continue to scrap; Union blasts governor’s merit pay offers
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Bruce Rauner has implemented a merit-raise system for non-union employees, as well as roughly 5,000 workers represented by smaller state-government unions, according to a memo from his lead attorney. The Republican governor is also proposing many points of the same to the state’s largest employee union — the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Councl 31 — which has been without a contract even after a year of negotiations. -
New 'Judicial Hellholes' report confirms Illinois needs lawsuit reform
Christmas comes but once a year for most of us, but for the personal injury lawyers who have turned the Madison County courthouse into their own personally profiable playground, it’s Christmas every day. -
State income tax headed back to 5 percent? Madigan drops that number during Chicago speech
SPRINGFIELD — Michael Madigan on Wednesday tossed out one possibility for new Illinois tax money, a bump in the income tax rate. In fact, he said raising the personal income tax by 33 percent would a good spot to start talking. -
House OKs $3B for locals, lottery winners; Larger state budget question remains unresolved
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois remains without an overall budget, but the Illinois House on Wednesday took action to release some money to local governments and pay lottery winners. All told, Senate Bill 2039 authorizes about $3 billion in spending. -
Unemployment bill easily clears Illinois House
SPRINGFIELD — Without rancor, the Illinois House on Wednesday passed legislation to tune up the state’s unemployment insurance program. The legislation sponsored by Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Belleville, eliminates the “Social Security offset” in that it allows recently separated workers eligible for Social Security to receive full unemployment insurance benefits. -
LeChien: State must pay insurance contributions; Criticizes Springfield’s 'fiddle while burning posture'
SPRINGFIELD — St. Clair County Circuit Judge Robert LeChien has ordered the state to pay its health insurance contributions for home health care workers. The request for that order was filed earlier in November by the union that represents the workers, SEIU Healthcare Illinois and Indiana. -
Illinois' decreased lottery ticket sales impact small businesses in border communities
Small businesses in Illinois are also falling victim to the state’s budget impasse affecting lottery winners. Since announcing in August that prizes over $600 would not be paid immediately due to state budget problems, the Illinois lottery has seen a significant decrease in ticket sales in subsequent months. -
Task force drafting downsizing plan; Group aims at state's glut of governments
SPRINGFIELD — A task force aimed at the Illinois local government glut began shaping its report to the governor and legislature Thursday as members approved nine proposals.Most of the items passed with little or no opposition, but a handful are expected to draw debate should they make into bill form and be considered by the General Assembly. -
Rauner reaches labor deals, but still in fight with AFSCME
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration on Wednesday announced it has reached new four-year deals with several trade unions, as well as with Service Employees International Union Local 1 of Chicago and the International Union of United Food and Commercial Workers. -
Meet me half way, Bruce
That doesn't look very safe. -
Poll reveals Illinoisans 'fed up' with state’s inability to pass balanced budget
“This new poll shows what many people have been feeling for months: Illinoisans are fed up with a state economy that drives jobs across state lines, relies on tax hikes to try and balance state budgets, and politicians who refuse to address the political and economic problems facing the state,” said Nathaniel Hamilton, a spokesman for the Illinois Policy Institute. -
People are mad at government, local leader says; Property tax is one of the reasons
People are mad. They're mad at Congress and they're mad at their state government, according to St. Clair County Board member John West, a Republican who represents a portion of O'Fallon, District 15. -
Rauner, L. Madigan lawyers duel in letters; At issue: Can Rauner file ‘friend of the court’ brief?
SPRINGFIELD — Top lawyers for Illinois’ Republican governor and Democratic attorney general are in a dustup over the governor’s office filing a “friend of the court” brief with the U.S. -
IOU balloon: State limits Lottery payouts to $600 or less
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Lottery players who hit a winner worth more than $600 will have to settle for a promise. As of Thursday, retailers will still pay out winners of $600 or less from their cash registers, but winners of bigger amounts will have to wait until the state has a budget. -
Rauner: Time to sell Thompson Center; Architect, former governor less than thrilled
SPRINGFIELD — Need a full city block in Chicago’s Loop? Gov. Bruce Rauner may have a deal for you. Rauner, R-Winnetka, on Tuesday announced his plan to sell the James R. -
Simon Poll: Southern Illinoisans are ticked off; Eighty percent unhappy with direction of state, nation
“These results probably reflect some of Illinois’ current conflicts. Most polls show that more people feel their state is doing better than the nation. Not here,” said John Jackson, a visiting professor at the institute. -
Illinois’s mass exodus: New IRS data shows significance of outmigration
Outmigration is at a record high in Illinois, according to Illinois Policy Institute's (IPI) analysis of IRS data from 2013.The analysis showed that every six and a half minutes, one resident and $50,000 in annual, taxable income moved out of Illinois in 2013. In fact, 81,000 total residents and $4.1 billion in taxable income was lost that year. -
Rauner tries to crank up the pressure; Democrats say he’s peddling old material
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday painted his side of the budget-impasse picture, saying that while his department heads are saving the state millions, he needs his agenda items to restore faith in Illinois government and invigorate the economy. Democrats said the governor’s speech was just more of the same and argued that Rauner needs to address the budget crisis without making his proposals preconditions.