Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner
Recent News About Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner
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From Prairie State Wire
Legislature overrides some Rauner vetoes, fails on others
Illinois's outgoing Republican governor saw a few of his vetoes overridden during the Fall Veto Session in Springfield and a few new laws have been passed, a QUAD city area lawmaker said in a summary recap released last week.
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From Prairie State Wire
Rauner concedes governor's race to Pritzker
Incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner conceded defeat Tuesday night as Democrat J.B. Pritzker claimed the governorship of Illinois, capturing 59 percent of the vote to Rauner’s 35 percent.
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Underpass on East Main Street now open
The final piece to a six-year plan to reduce train traffic in Galesburg has officially opened.
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From Prairie State Wire
GOP fails to keep vetoed bill from going back to governor's desk
A bill vetoed by Gov. Bruce Rauner will be going back to his desk.
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From Prairie State Wire
Population falling, but Illinois government leaders agree to spend, borrow more
Illinois state government leaders say they will spend a record $38.5 billion and borrow an estimated $11.5 billion over the next year, according to a fiscal year 2019 budget plan approved by Gov. Bruce Rauner.
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From Prairie State Wire
GOP members pay their respects during annual Memorial Day tribute
Sen. Paul Schimpf (R-Waterloo), Senate Minority Leader William Brady (R-Bloomington) and Gov. Bruce Rauner reminded Illinoisans of the ultimate sacrifice made by soldiers at a Memorial Day Wall of Remembrance ceremony last week.
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From Prairie State Wire
1115 Medicaid waiver will help launch 10 health care initiatives, Rauner says
Gov. Bruce Rauner said Illinois will be the national leader in mental health services.
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From Prairie State Wire
Rauner attempts conservative 'purge' of Illinois GOP leadership
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is publicly preaching party unity on the campaign trail. But behind the scenes, Rauner is quietly leading an effort to purge conservatives from the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, which governs the party and has elections this month.
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From Prairie State Wire
Campaign spending: Rauner raised $75.5M ahead of primary victory
Gov. Bruce Rauner raised $215 per vote cast for him in the gubernatorial primary race last week compared to Rep. Jeanne Ives' $12 for vote, according to the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform.
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From Prairie State Wire
Ives concedes to Rauner in GOP primary
Amid chants of “Jeanne, Jeanne,” Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) conceded defeat to Gov. Bruce Rauner in the Republican primary late Tuesday night.
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From Prairie State Wire
Ives vs. Rauner: The Drubbing. Let’s Go to the Videotape.
It seems there’s a pretty good reason why the public at large never got to see any Rep. Jeanne Ives vs. Gov. Bruce Rauner debates prior to Election Day.