Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner unveiled his fiscal 2019 budget yesterday, a $37.96 billion blueprint calling for reforms to help get IL back on track. Rauner stressed having school districts share teacher pension costs, getting a handle on state employee health insurance, and various other reforms. Besides again advocating for an [...]
IL Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner delivered his fourth State of the State address in Springfield on Wednesday, issuing a call for bipartisanship among lawmakers to improve the state’s financial standing through economic growth. He did not provide any specific proposals for achieving economic development. He also said expressed a desire [...]
For the second time this summer, IL Gov. Bruce Rauner has announced he’s ordering lawmakers back to Springfield on Wed. for another special legislative session. This time it’s over a school funding bill that’s passed both chambers but has yet to be sent to him. As a reminder, there was [...]
