Will Lisa Madigan shut down Illinois state government?

By Austin Berg

04/14/2016

The Illinois attorney general – House Speaker Mike Madigan’s daughter – could play a major role in whether state lawmakers will pass a budget Illinoisans can afford.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, budget, Lisa Madigan

Rauner’s proposed bill would give the governor the ability to balance the state’s budget

03/16/2016

In light of the Illinois General Assembly’s refusal to pass a balanced budget, the Unbalanced Budget Response Act is a prudent measure that would temporarily allow the governor to shift funds and reduce spending to balance the state’s budget.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, budget, Illinois Constitution

Rauner: Madigan not ‘doing his job’

By Mark Fitton

03/09/2016

More than two-thirds of fiscal year 2016 has passed with the state lacking an overall budget.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, Mike Madigan

Full text: Gov. Bruce Rauner’s 2016 budget address

By illinoispolicy

02/17/2016

Full transcript of Governor Bruce Rauner’s 2016 budget address, as prepared for delivery to the General Assembly on Feb. 17, 2016.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner

Gov. Bruce Rauner: Illinois can save $500M on purchases

By Mark Fitton

02/05/2016

Streamlining the way Illinois buys goods and services could save the state $500 million annually.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner

Full text: Gov. Rauner’s 2016 State of the State address

By illinoispolicy

01/27/2016

Transcript, provided by Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office, of his 2016 State of the State address, as prepared for delivery, to the General Assembly on January 27, 2016.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, State of the State

2016 State of the State BINGO!

01/27/2016

Play BINGO! with us during Gov. Rauner's State of the State address at noon on Wednesday! Win free stuff!

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, State of the State

Rauner bringing Illinois government into 21st century with new tech agency

By Austin Berg

01/25/2016

The Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology will tackle one of the state’s most important management problems – an outdated IT system that wastes taxpayer money.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, DOIT: Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology

Rauner moves to declare impasse in negotiations with AFSCME

By Ted Dabrowski

01/15/2016

Lacking signs of progress after 24 bargaining sessions with Illinois’ largest government-employee union, Gov. Bruce Rauner says that “further negotiation is no longer worthwhile.” AFSCME continues to ignore the fact that the people who pay its members’ salaries and benefits, Illinois taxpayers, continue to struggle in a difficult Illinois economy. Illinois workers, faced with stagnant earnings, are now paying for AFSCME salaries that are double their own.

TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, Bruce Rauner

After months of gridlock, compromise rears its head in Springfield

By Heather Weiner

11/12/2015

Good-faith negotiation and trust were foundational to all of the deals made, but some Statehouse Democrats pushed for extreme solutions while others were actively compromising.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, budget, Child Care Assistance Program, illinois lottery, John Cullerton, Mike Madigan

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Will Lisa Madigan shut down Illinois state government?

Rauner’s proposed bill would give the governor the ability to balance the state’s budget

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Full text: Gov. Bruce Rauner’s 2016 budget address

Gov. Bruce Rauner: Illinois can save $500M on purchases

Full text: Gov. Rauner’s 2016 State of the State address

2016 State of the State BINGO!

Rauner bringing Illinois government into 21st century with new tech agency

Rauner moves to declare impasse in negotiations with AFSCME

After months of gridlock, compromise rears its head in Springfield

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