Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner
Recent News About Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner
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From Chicago City Wire
Ives calls report on deaths at veterans home 'sickening'
State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is speaking out in the wake of a WBEZ report, "Surviving the War, But Not the Veterans Home," that uncovered that at least 13 residents of a west central Illinois veterans home have died from Legionnaires’ disease over the last two years.
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From Prairie State Wire
Ives slams Rauner during appearance on southern Illinois radio show
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton), who is vying for the Republican nomination for governor, recently criticized Gov. Bruce Rauner’s performance and vowed to focus on Illinois’ fiscal situation if elected during an appearance on southern Illinois' Newsradio WJPF with Tom Miller.
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From North Cook News
Ives calls for Berrios to step down as Cook County assessor
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is calling for Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios to resign, arguing that his office "has an accuracy rating three times worse than the normal range."
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From Prairie State Wire
Ives calls for repeal of Trust Act
Days after formally launching her Republican campaign for governor, state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is calling for repeal of the Trust Act signed into law by Gov. Bruce Rauner.
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Frustrated over GOP 'flip-flopping,' DuPage candidate looks to Ives
DuPage County Board member Tonia Khouri can't wait for the 2018 primaries.
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Breen vows abortion fight has long way to go in Illinois
Abortion opponents in Illinois shouldn't count themselves out despite Gov. Bruce Rauner's signing of controversial abortion legislation last month, Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard), the House GOP floor leader, told the DuPage Policy Journal recently.
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Conroy opponent in House race has 'real problem' with Rauner
Gov. Rauner’s decision to expand abortion coverage in Illinois has left Dr. Jay Kinzler even more disillusioned with the Republican leader.
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Ives calls Trust Act a litmus test on GOP support for Rauner
Gov. Bruce Rauner recently signed an immigration bill into law that many have criticized as moving Illinois a step closer to becoming a sanctuary state.
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Breen, Olsen create larger window on referendums for voters
Illinois voters will be given more election transparency thanks to a measure co-sponsored by Rep. David Olsen (R-Downers Grove) and Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) that was signed into law by Gov. Bruce Rauner recently, according to a press release.
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Breen measure removes e-filing fees for non-profits, businesses
Illinois businesses and non-profits will no longer be charged a fee for electronically filing paperwork with the Illinois Secretary of State's office, according to a press release from Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard).
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Breen toasts law allowing 360-lids on beer cans
Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) recently saw legislation he sponsored come full circle -- just like the beer can lids the measure addresses.
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Olsen cheers law to allow more green recycling in townships
Illinois townships will now be able to recycle leaves, wood chips and brush from unincorporated areas rather than add to the growing pile of garbage woes, Rep. David S. Olsen (R-Downers Grove) said in a press release.
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Olsen cheers enactment of streamlined government consolidation law
A three-pronged government consolidation measure championed by Rep. David Olsen (R-Downers Grove) became law on Monday, according to a press release.
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Olsen sees lower state costs, faster procurement process in new law
Rep. David Olsen (R-Downers Grove) recently joining Gov. Bruce Rauner and other lawmakers at a signing ceremony for Senate Bill 8, a state procurement system reform measure, according to a press release.
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Wehrli argues school funding should fix problems, not pay for pet projects
Gov. Bruce Rauner's amendatory veto of the state's K-12 funding bill offers a lesson for all politicians, Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) suggested recently.
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Breen says Democrats might have cost schools funding for year
Political gamesmanship by the Democratically controlled General Assembly might end up costing schools across the state funding for the year, Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) contended recently.
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Ives targets multiple aspects of school funding measure
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) takes issue not only with the special funding for Chicago Public Schools (CPS) that was included in Senate Bill 1 -- before being stripped of the provision by Gov. Bruce Rauner -- but with many other aspects of the school funding measure, according to a recent post on her website.
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Winger backs Rauner vow to spread public school funding evenly
Rep. Christine Winger (R-Wood Dale) wants to hand Gov. Bruce Rauner the scissors, figuratively speaking.
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Olsen named to senior community care review team
Rep. David Olsen (R-Downers Grove) has been named to a task force to work on reducing costs without reducing community care services for Illinois' seniors, according to his website.
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Rauner shake-up follows in wake of perceived political defeat
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office has lost or terminated 21 staffers in the wake of the passage of a contentious budget plan and an unpopular tax hike on July 6, which many saw as a major political defeat for Rauner and many GOP lawmakers.