Rauner takes aim at CPS funding in rewriting education plan
Gov. Bruce Rauner on Tuesday followed through on his promise to veto a school funding bill, taking aim at hundreds of millions of dollars in help for cash-strapped Chicago Public...
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Next move is Rauner’s after Senate sends him school funding bill
The next move in a Capitol fight over how the state doles out money to school districts is up to Gov. Bruce Rauner after the Senate sent him a measure...
How an obscure procedural move became latest flashpoint for Rauner, Democrats
Democrats who control the General Assembly plan to send legislation overhauling how Illinois distributes education money to Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday, and the two-month delay in doing so has...
Republicans send mixed signals on immediate Rauner veto of school funding bill
Republicans sent mixed signals Thursday about the future of a measure that changes how Illinois distributes money to local school districts, with a key senator contradicting Gov. Bruce Rauner's pledge...
Cullerton won’t send Rauner school funding bill until Monday
Senate President John Cullerton said Wednesday that lawmakers will wait until next week to send Gov. Bruce Rauner an overhaul of the school funding formula he's promised to veto, prompting...
How Rauner’s focus on messaging played into staff shake-up
One of the constants during Gov. Bruce Rauner's 2 1/2 years in office has been his belief in the power of messaging: If only people understood his agenda, the resulting...
Rauner tells Democrats to send him school funding plan or face special session
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner turned up the heat Friday on Democrats who control the General Assembly, calling on them to put a school funding bill on his desk by noon...
S&P moves Illinois’ credit away from junk status with tax hike, budget in place
The chance that Illinois' credit rating will be cut to junk status "substantially diminished" when lawmakers voted to enact a budget and tax increase over the objections of Republican Gov....
Rauner staff changes could signal a sharper tone
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner continued a shakeup of his top staff on Tuesday, hiring two more people from the state's highest-profile conservative think tank and an alum of Wisconsin Gov....
Illinois’ financial challenges remain despite income tax increase
A new Illinois income tax increase means workers soon will see 1.2 percent more taken out of their paychecks, but even that money isn't going to be enough to completely...