Lawmakers Consider New Formula For School Budget Cuts
Prorated versus per pupil budget cuts to Illinois education funding.
Prorated versus per pupil budget cuts to Illinois education funding.
Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration says it has agreed to allow government agencies to reinstate mandatory fair share fees for non-union members in return for union agreement to a faster timeline for resolving their dispute over the payments.
The Illinois Federation of Teachers union says giving corporations tax breaks while slashing services shows Rauner's priorities.
Gov. Bruce Rauner stepped up his campaign against government employee unions by eliminating so-called "fair share'' dues paid by workers who don't join a union. The Republican said Monday he has signed an executive order erasing what he says is a "critical cog in the corrupt bargain crushing taxpayers.''
The millions of dollars Republican Governor Bruce Rauner poured into his campaign landed him near the top of a national list of last year's biggest campaign contributors.