UPDATE: Rauner Asks Labor Board To Rule If Labor Talks At Impasse
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is asking a labor board to determine whether negotiations with the state's largest public employee union have reached an impasse.
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Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is asking a labor board to determine whether negotiations with the state's largest public employee union have reached an impasse.
Governor Bruce Rauner endorsed the work of his criminal justice commission Thursday. He also made an unusual statement on prisons. Rauner says he won't let the commissioners' endorsements gather dust.
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