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Tag Archives: Bruce Rauner
CN August 17 2017
Nothing much to report this week in the ongoing struggle to find equitable financing for Illinois’ public schools. The effort to override Governor Rauner’s amendatory veto has stalled for now in the House, where there aren’t enough votes. The bill … Continue reading
CN Aug 10 2017
Governor Rauner’s amendatory veto of the education funding bill may bite the dust in the next few days. At least that’s what two of Chicago’s most connected reporters are thinking, and they share their insights with Chicago Newsroom this … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Rauner, Chicago Tribune, education funding, HB1, Illinois Playbook, Jeff Sessions, John Byrne, Lori Lightfoot, Mike Madigan, Natasha Korecki, police contract, Police reform, Politico, Pop Tax, Rahm Emanuel, Richard Boykin, Sanctuary Cities, Soda Tax, Toni Preckwinkle, Welcoming Cities
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CN Aug 3 2017
Mike Fourcher tells us that school vouchers could be coming to Illinois. That’s been a key objective of the Republicans for a long time, and the Governor may have introduced them as he performed his amendatory veto of the … Continue reading
CN July 20 2017
Well, Illinois has a budget. But the schools don’t. Chicago Public Schools, for the third year in a row, presented to its principals a budget for their individual schools that’s based on state money that has been promised – sorta … Continue reading
CN June 29 2017 Madeleine Doubek
Illinois is beginning its third year without a budget. Developing an annual, balanced budget is the most important thing a chief executive is expected to accomplish. But not, apparently, in Illinois. I’m pretty not confident,” the BGA’s Madeleine Doubek … Continue reading
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Tagged BGA, Bruce Rauner, Illinois budget, journalism, Madeleine Doubek, Mike Madigan, Rahm Emanuel
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CN June 8 2017
The youTube video is above, and the SoundCloud audio-only link is below. In the first half of this two-part show, NBC5’s Mary Ann Ahern joins us to talk Pritzker, Blago, Rauner, Emanuel, journalism and Medicaid. And later, we’re joined … Continue reading
CN June 1 2017
Here’s what Natasha Korecki said in this morning’s Illinois Playbook: This is a day you’ll want to buy hard copies of the Sun-Times and the Tribune, sit down with a large cup of coffee, and read. There’s that much … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Olympics, Andy Manar, Bruce Rauner, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Chris Kennedy, elected school board, Hal Dardick, Illinois budget, J.B. Pritzker, Jefferson Park, Joe Ferguson, John Arena, Mark Brown, Police conract, prevailing wage, Rahm Emanuel, Rod Blagojevich, Schools funding
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CN May 18 2017
As a direct result of Obamacare, lots of people in Illinois have health insurance who never had it before. “I’m very grateful to President Obama for making healthcare part of his public legacy. Almost half a million people, 480,000 … Continue reading
CN Dec 15 2016
Ever heard of VSI? It’s the Vendor Services Initiative, and it was deigned to help pay the hundreds of vendors who’ve never been paid by the State over the past few years of layered fiscal crises. Trouble is, the way … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Rauner, Dave McKinney, Illinois budget, Mike Madigan, Reuters, Tony Arnold, WBEZ
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