Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner is proving to be quite adept at skirting responsibility for the current Statehouse impasse and impending government shutdown. He has relentlessly painted himself as the good guy, even to the point of blatantly abandoning his previous stances. For instance, Rauner has righteously slammed the Democrats’ “unconstitutional” unbalanced budget, even though his […]
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner
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A softer, neo-liberal form of Raunerism
A newly formed group of self-described “center-left” Democrats claims to have secured $20 million in commitments to spend on state legislative races here. But that $20 million apparently isn’t meant to counter Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s infamous $20 million campaign stash, which he says will be used to support his allies and punish his enemies. […]
