On the ninth anniversary of his entrance into the presidential race, President Barack Obama will address the Illinois General Assembly in Springfield on February 10th. Gov. Bruce Rauner released a statement, saying "he looks forward to hearing him speak about finding common ground between Republicans and Democrats."
llinois Governor Bruce Rauner says he’s made a big compromise with the top Senate Democrats on pensions. But those same Democrats - say there is no compromise at all. Rauner told reporters Thursday that he spoke to Senate President John Cullerton and they agreed to move forward. But Cullerton says Rauner misrepresented their conversations.
As Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic legislative leaders go back and forth over the governor’s policy agenda and topics like lawmakers’ pay dominate the news cycle, it is easy to lose sight of the actual budget.
Gov. Bruce Rauner is bypassing traditional, behind-the-scenes methods of persuasion on the state budget stalemate. He's begun a statewide TV advertising blitz that blames Democrats. Amanda Vinicky sat down with Senate President John Cullerton to talk about the ad, and how it may change the dynamic.
