Loaf cancels on us
Friday, May 1, 2015 - Posted by Rich Miller
* From a press release…
MEAT LOAF ANNOUNCES CANCELLATION OF 2015 ILLINOIS STATE FAIR APPEARANCE
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.- Meat Loaf, who was slated to perform on Wednesday, August 19, with Styx and Tesla, has cancelled his upcoming appearance at the Illinois State Fair.
The Illinois State Fair will name a replacement act(s) for the Meat Loaf/Styx/Tesla concert in the near future.
Tickets for this show were scheduled to go on sale through Ticketmaster on Saturday, May 2; however, some Fan Club pre-sale tickets were sold via Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster will be issuing a refund back to those customers, and the refund will go back on the credit card used to make the purchase.
No other explanation was given, but this saves me from possibly being dragged to his show, so I thank him.
…Adding… Heh…
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* The Speaker talked about doing this a couple of weeks ago, but then held off…
Madigan Sets Full House Hearing on Compensation for Injured Workers
CHICAGO – House Speaker Michael J. Madigan on Friday announced the House of Representatives will convene in a committee of the whole at noon on Tuesday to discuss the compensation received by workers injured while on the job through no fault of their own.
“Proposals to change the compensation received by men and women injured at their workplaces will have a significant impact on the financial security of middle-class families throughout Illinois,” Madigan said. “Changes that limit workers’ ability to provide for their families if they are hurt on the job will have an adverse ripple effect throughout our economy. The committee of the whole offers us an opportunity to discuss how proposals would impact individuals who have been hurt and their ability to be fairly compensated for their injuries and lost wages.”
The committee of the whole will include discussion on topics such as the effects of workers’ compensation systems on injured workers, a 2011 reform law pushed by Madigan to reduce employer costs, and differences between Illinois’ workers’ compensation system and the systems in other states. Legislators will also hear from workers who have been injured in the workplace and how that has impacted their families.
Since Madigan’s 2011 reform law, workers’ compensation rates in Illinois have fallen, leading to an overall reduction in insurance premiums paid by businesses. Some have argued Illinois workers’ compensation rates must be reduced even further for businesses to be competitive, but Madigan believes there needs to be a balance between the financial security of Illinois’ middle-class families, who are the backbone of any strong business, and the insurance premiums paid by businesses.
“Numbers on paper alone can’t tell the full story of men and women who are hurt at work through no fault of their own and whose families must cope with lost wages and massive medical bills,” Madigan said. “These workers and their families are the reason we have an injured workers’ compensation system, and they deserve to have their voices heard.”
Madigan noted that the committee of the whole format will allow all members of the House to participate in the discussion.
*** UPDATE *** Jim Durkin, House Republican Leader…,
“Workers’ compensation reform is a serious issue that needs a fair debate and House Republicans are glad to participate in the Committee of the Whole. The high rate Illinois employers must pay for workers’ compensation coverage is costing us jobs. We believe changes are needed to bring rates down so that Illinois employers can better compete with other states while still protecting workers who are injured on the job. Certainly, there are two sides to every story, and we respectfully ask the majority party to allow Illinois employers and job creators to testify at Tuesday’s hearing.”
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Friday afternoon document dump
Friday, May 1, 2015 - Posted by Rich Miller
* From a press release…
Governor Rauner Submits Statements of Economic Interest
SPRINGFIELD – Governor Bruce Rauner today submitted his statutorily-required Statement of Economic Interests as well as the Supplemental Statement of Economic Interests required by the governor’s Executive Order 15-09.
When filling out his Statements of Economic Interests, the governor used a broad definition of “doing business in Illinois” to determine what to include. For example, the governor lists “Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc.” even though he owns a minority stake in the organization and the Steelers did not play a game in Illinois during the calendar year.
The statements INCLUDE the holdings of the Rauner Family Foundation.
The Statement of Economic Interests is here. The Supplemental Statement of Economic Interests is here.
Go take a look.
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*** UPDATED x1 *** Question of the day
Friday, May 1, 2015 - Posted by Rich Miller
* From Gov. Rauner’s Facebook page…
* The Question: Caption?
*** UPDATE *** From IUOE Local 150…
Good afternoon Rich,
On your caption photo today, if you look on the governor’s left side, next to the “sheriff’s badge” pin, you can see that he is wearing a Local 150 pin.
Hilarious.
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What a coinkydink
Friday, May 1, 2015 - Posted by Rich Miller
* ComEd lobsters always say there’s a “firewall” between parent company Exelon and their company. But their paychecks say “Exelon” on them and now we find out via Crain’s that ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore’s pay is partially tied to Exelon’s performance…
In 2014, 25 percent of Pramaggiore’s cash bonus was tied to Exelon’s operating earnings per share, with the remainder dependent on operational achievements at ComEd, according to an April 28 Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
Last year, Pramaggiore’s total compensation just exceeded $2 million. Nearly half that amount—$974,888, including a salary of $585,271—was in cash. But Pramaggiore’s annual cash incentive payment dropped 22 percent to $371,064 from $473,280 the year before. […]
Beginning in 2013, her cash bonus began to be based in part on Exelon’s earnings at an unspecified percentage, according to a filing.
Coincidentally or not, in recent years ComEd has been less shy about lobbying for or against changes to state law that would help or hurt Exelon’s power plants but would have little bearing on ComEd’s operations.
The most obvious example is Exelon’s pending bill to slap a surcharge on electric bills statewide in order to funnel up to $300 million in additional revenue to its six Illinois nukes, three of which are losing money. ComEd’s potent lobbying army is working on lawmakers in Springfield to approve the measure, along with a separate ComEd initiative on green energy that environmentalists say is aimed at helping the nukes by thwarting greater energy-efficiency gains proposed by a coalition of greens, clean energy companies and consumer advocates, along with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
* Meanwhile…
With Illinois lawmakers discussing a major overhaul of state energy policies this spring, a group of downstate representatives and senators said Thursday they want to make sure the coal industry has a seat at the negotiating table.
In an announcement Thursday, a coalition of Republican and Democratic lawmakers from south of Interstate 80 said they plan to introduce legislation that would jump-start the Illinois coal industry, create 8,000 new jobs, save electric ratepayers as much as $700 million per year and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. […]
The proposal outlined Thursday seeks to make it cheaper for Illinois power plants to burn Illinois coal by removing regulations that allow electric companies to shift the cost of importing Western states’ coal to electric customers.
The proposal also would establish a revenue stream that could pay for scrubbers that would reduce environmentally harmful emissions. […]
Standing with the lawmakers at Thursday’s Statehouse press conference was Roger Dennison, the lead lobbyist for Foresight Energy, a St. Louis-based coal mine company.
Foresight has contributed more than $185,600 to Illinois politicians since Jan. 1.
* And…
A coalition of business groups and one of the largest phone providers in the state are trying to move away from mandatory investment in old landlines.
The Illinois Telecommunications Act requires phone companies to offer landline phone service. The law expires this spring, and AT&T Illinois president Paul La Schiazza said in a Statehouse news conference Thursday that the law needs to go by the wayside. […]
“The phone industry rakes in billions of dollars a year,” [CUB spokesman Jim Chilsen] said. “It can afford to support a healthy phone market for consumers, whether they like high-tech options like smartphones or whether they want their landlines.” […]
Chilsen said old landlines are the primary and most dependable option for many, especially people living in rural areas or on fixed incomes. AARP Illinois associate state director Julie Vahling said the elderly are another vulnerable group.
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Lincoln Funeral Reenactment events calendar
Friday, May 1, 2015 - Posted by Rich Miller
* The Illnois Times has a comprehensive list of the weekend’s activities. Click here. Unless you are very young, this is a once in a lifetime thing. Events I’m considering…
Civil War Military Encampment
May 1-3, dawn until dusk. Fri-Sun. Infantry, artillery, mixed military and civilian camps illustrate 1860s life. Lincolnfuneralcoalition.org. Lincoln Park, 1501 N. Fifth St
Viewing of Replica Coffin and Hearse
May 2, 9am. Part of the Lincoln Funeral Reenactment. Free to public. lincolnfuneraltrain.org. Amtrak Station, 100 N. Third St., 872-7245.
Procession from train station to Old State Capitol
May 2, 10am-4pm. Procession includes the recreation of the original Lincoln hearse, horse-drawn carriages, military and civilian Civil War reenactors, plus other period groups. A Lincoln Funeral Commemoration Event. Free to public. lincolnfuneraltrain.org. Amtrak Station, 100 N. Third St., 872-7245.
Opening Commemorative Ceremony
May 2, 11am. Conducted by dignitaries, color guard and Civil War reenactors. Seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. lincolnfuneraltrain.org. Near Old State Capitol at Washington and Sixth Streets.
All Night Vigil
May 2-3, 12pm-6am Sat-Sun. All night vigil featuring hearse and coffin to begin following opening ceremony. A Lincoln Funeral Commemoration event. Near Old State Capitol at Washington and Sixth streets.
Civil War Refreshments
May 3, 10am-1pm. Enjoy Civil War-style refreshments on the lawn. Proceeds support Edwards Place restoration fund. A Lincoln Funeral Commemoration event. $10 admission. Edwards Place, Springfield Art Association, 700 N. Fourth St., 523-2631.
Procession to Oak Ridge Cemetery
May 3, 12pm. Procession leaves from Sixth and Washington, follows much of historic route to Oak Ridge Cemetery. A Lincoln Funeral Commemoration event. No reserved seating, no parking available inside cemetery. Free to public. Old State Capitol, 1 Old State Capitol Plaza, 785-9363.
Oak Ridge Cemetery Ceremony and Cannon Salute
May 3, 3-4:30pm. Clergy members, Civil War reenactors present the eulogy, speeches, salutes at Old Public Receiving Vault. Music by special choir and Civil war era-style musicians perform music from original ceremony. Ceremony concludes at 4:30pm with 36 cannon salute. No parking, no reserved seating. Free to public. Oak Ridge Cemetery, 1441 Monument Ave., 789-2340.
…Adding… Reposting yesterday’s ScribbleLive feed…
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* Erickson…
In a scathing report issued Thursday, Illinois Auditor General William Holland, said state prison workers may have been engaging in “shift swapping,” in which workers used sick time or personal time for their regular shift, but then worked another shift at the overtime rate of pay later that same day.
“While there may be instances where this would be a needed solution to a difficult staff coverage scenario, it could be a sign of abuse of overtime and may be against department policy,” Holland noted in his audit of the Illinois Department of Corrections.
The financial effect on taxpayers is that not only does the state pay the employee at the overtime rate for the shift worked in addition to the regular rate for the leave time taken, but the state also pays another employee overtime to cover the shift for which the leave time was used, Holland said.
Anders Lindall, spokesman for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31, said there is no solid evidence that “shift swapping” occurred. And, he said there may have been good reason for workers to have skipped their scheduled shift.
“It’s not hard to envision a situation where a dad takes an earned vacation day to be sure he can make his daughter’s teachers conference and then receives a call asking if he can work a shift,” Lindall said.
* But before Rauner folks blame this on the union, they should check out the audit…
We requested any union agreements that allow overtime pay on the same day that leave time is taken; however, the Department could not provide any.
Some of these cases might be reasonable, but the unreasonable overtime situation is most definitely a management problem.
* And this…
The Department of Corrections (Department) did not always maintain documentation to support overtime paid to employees. In addition, we identified errors in the overtime pay. […]
At Stateville Correctional Center there is a lack of personnel in key timekeeping and payroll positions. The Timekeeping Supervisor is a security employee (a shift supervisor) that has been temporarily assigned to this position. According to officials another employee in payroll was reassigned from the Warden’s Office. There was no full time Business Manager and a new Business Administrator started the first day we were on site (January 5, 2015). […]
Logan Correctional Center overpaid employees for overtime and compensatory time. A standard work shift is 7.5 hours not including a half hour unpaid lunch and a roll-call period of 15 minutes. If an employee stands roll-call or works through their lunch, these are paid separately from the employee’s regular pay. Compensatory time and overtime at Logan Correctional Center were being accrued and paid at 8 or 8.25 hours per shift instead of 7.5 hours as is required by union contract (RC-6 Agreement Article XII, Sec. 1 d) and CU-500 Agreement Article XII Sec. 1 b)). Therefore, for each overtime shift worked and for every shift worked for compensatory time, employees were being compensated an extra .5 to .75 hours. For the 10 Logan Correctional Center employees we tested for the months of July 2013 and May 2014, we identified 79.5 hours of overpayment for overtime. […]
For one Logan Correctional Center employee, an overtime slip requesting that they receive a half hour paid lunch was denied twice for the same shift; however, when reviewing the payroll report for that time period, it appears they were paid for both denied slips. […]
An employee at Stateville Correctional Center was underpaid 16 hours of overtime. During the following pay period, only an additional two hours of overtime from the previous pay period shortage was paid, leaving the employee 14 hours of unpaid overtime. Additionally, this employee’s annual timesheet showed 12 more hours of overtime than the overtime slips documented.
Sheesh.
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Your daily “right to work” roundup
Friday, May 1, 2015 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Nothing yet from the governor’s office or the Illinois AFL-CIO. But…
The Iroquois County Board will consider adopting “The Turnaround Agenda — Local Government Empowerment and Reform” resolution when it meets May 12.
The county’s policy and procedure committee, after hearing opposition yesterday morning from several people with regard to the resolution, voted unanimously to pass the measure on to the full county board.
* And…
Despite requests from Governor Bruce Rauner, the Sangamon County Board has no immediate plans to vote on a resolution supporting Rauner’s “Turnaround Agenda.” […]
In Sangamon County, the issue has not been introduced, and county executive Brian McFadden doesn’t know when, or if, it will be.
* Meanwhile…
Mundelein Village Trustee Ed Sullivan forcefully took a stand supporting Gov. Bruce Rauner’s “Turnaround Agenda” during an April 27 meeting, even though the topic had been removed from consideration days before.
At least one union activist was on hand and interrupted Sullivan several minutes into his remarks. Police became involved when the man ignored Mayor Steve Lentz and continued to confront Sullivan.
The governor asked municipalities throughout the state to approve a prewritten statement pledging support for a number of controversial economic reform ideas. Mundelein trustees considered the resolution April 13 and planned to revise the proclamation and reconsider it at a future meeting. When it became clear trustees were deadlocked on the matter, the item was pulled from the April 27 agenda.
“Two weeks ago we listened to about 34 individuals who were union members or union officials,” Sullivan said. “They seemed concerned that their life as they know it was going to end if changes were made in Illinois law. They told us those changes were illegal. They’re not illegal, because the legislature hasn’t made the changes yet.”
* Now, on to Wisconsin, where AFSCME no longer has payroll deductions of union dues…
Wisconsin’s three AFSCME councils are merging four years after the state rolled back public-sector union rights, prompting two out of three dues-paying members to drop out. […]
The three Wisconsin AFSCME councils claimed nearly 63,000 members in 2010. That number is likely less than 20,000 now.
Publicly available tax records for the state workers union show that Council 24 revenue dropped from over $5 million in 2010 to $1.5 million in 2013. Like the other councils it reduced staff to cut costs, but from 2011 through 2013 it spent $1.8 million more than it took in. […]
Some public-sector bargaining units have won recertification through annual membership votes under provisions of Act 10. They can bargain for small raises only, not for benefits or working conditions, and they have no recourse to arbitration if employers simply say no to their demands.
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Dold, Bost on “most vulnerable” list
Friday, May 1, 2015 - Posted by Rich Miller
* From Politico’s “Campaign Pro”…
… Democrats won over 1.4 million more votes for Congress than Republicans in 2012, yet Republicans comfortably kept control of the House. And that’s why even a decisive Democratic victory at the national level in 2016 is unlikely to produce a change in which party controls the chamber.
Predictably, the races at the top of our list tend to be the most volatile districts. Seven of the top 10 flipped last cycle, including seats represented by freshman Republican Reps. Rod Blum and Cresent Hardy, and Democratic Reps. Brad Ashford and Gwen Graham — all of whom hold seats that voted for the other party’s candidate for president in 2012. In two of the remaining three top-10 districts, vulnerable incumbents aren’t running again.
Here’s Campaign Pro’s top 30 House races of 2016, ranked in order of likelihood of a party switch: […]
3. Illinois-10 (R — Dold): This seat in Chicago’s northern suburbs is the most Democratic district in the country represented by a Republican. GOP Rep. Bob Dold won the seat in 2010 after Mark Kirk chose to run for the Senate, but lost it to Democrat Brad Schneider two years later. Last fall, Dold won the rematch with 51 percent of the vote. He’s likely to face tougher odds in a presidential year — Obama won 58 percent of the vote in the district in 2012, and Schneider’s already announced that he’s running again. But Dold has a moderate voting record, and he raised an impressive $605,000 in the first quarter. Schneider first faces Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering in the primary. […]
14. Illinois-12 (R — Bost): GOP Rep. Mike Bost beat Democratic Rep. Bill Enyart by a solid margin last November, winning 52 percent of the vote in this southern Illinois district. Enyart doesn’t seem to be running again — he terminated his campaign committee last month — and Bost pulled in a respectable $418,000 in the first quarter. But the district went for Obama by a thin margin in 2012, and the right Democrat might be able to defeat Bost in a presidential year.
I don’t totally disagree with the Dold ranking. That district flips with the top of the ticket, but Dold might be able to hold on. If a Democrat does win it next year and Hillary wins the presidency, the district could flip back GOP again in 2018. A Republican president, however, could transform the district into a somewhat safer Dem seat.
But the Illinois Dems put Bost at the top of their target list after he won his first Illinois House race in a Democratic district during a big Republican year. Bost held onto that seat for 20 more years. He cannot be underestimated.
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* Sun-Times…
As first reported in the Chicago Sun-Times, the Obama library, museum and presidential center will be located on Chicago’s South Side, with the University of Chicago bid beating out the competition for the massive project.
The Sun-Times has reported in several stories since April 14 that the Obama development was coming to the city. The official announcement will be made in Chicago by the Chicago-based Barack Obama Foundation in about two weeks, the Sun-Times has confirmed with several sources with direct knowledge of the rollout.
Though the decision to ratify the foundation recommendation was made by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle, the president is not expected to attend the announcement, for which planning has already begun, the Sun-Times was told by a source.
As the Sun-Times reported on April 14, the foundation, led by Obama friend Marty Nesbitt, will not announce until later this year whether the Obama complex will be located in Washington Park or Jackson Park. The parks are near the University of Chicago’s main Hyde Park campus.
* Meanwhile…
Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday afternoon will sign the bill making it harder to legally challenge the construction of the Obama presidential library complex and the Lucas Museum.
“I am very excited about it. I look forward to signing it,” Rauner told the Sun-Times.
“I plan to sign it this afternoon as soon as I get back to Springfield,” he added. “The bill obviously makes it easier to get the Obama Library in Chicago. And I think the president’s library will be a very benefit to the state of Illinois and to the city of Chicago and I am very supportive of that.”
Likewise, he said, “I also think the Lucas museum will be a big benefit to the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago and I am supportive of that.”
*** UPDATE *** The governor issued a “video statement”...
Click to view
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Governor backs out of “debate”
Friday, May 1, 2015 - Posted by Rich Miller
* I told subscribers recently that Gov. Bruce Rauner suggested that he and Democratic state Rep. Mike Smiddy have a public debate about public employee unions. Smiddy was first elected with strong support from AFSCME and the two had a spirited discussion during a meeting between Rauner and Downstate legislators. Smiddy wrote a letter to Gov. Rauner this week accepting the governor’s debate challenge…
* But the governor is reneging…
Hi, Rich:
There will be no debate, but Gov. Rauner looks forward to continuing to have spirited interchanges with Rep. Smiddy and other legislators in small and large groups about how to make Illinois more competitive and compassionate and get the most value for taxpayers. We appreciate Rep. Smiddy’s hunt for publicity and headlines. Hopefully, he will soon begin to show as much enthusiasm for saving taxpayer’s money and getting Illinois out of the worst fiscal crisis in the country.
Thanks!
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Discuss.
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Today’s quotable
Friday, May 1, 2015 - Posted by Rich Miller
* The importance of a strong infrastructure…
[Mitsubishi Motors North America general manager of corporate communications Dan Irvin] said Mitsubishi wouldn’t be located in McLean County if it weren’t for the transportation infrastructure in place.
“The three interstate highways and availability of rail and the ability when we need it for air travel all continue to be extremely important to us,” Irvin said. “The highways of Illinois are actually our warehouse, because the parts that are going to be used this afternoon and tomorrow are on the roads of Illinois this morning.”
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Rauner, legislators create “Star Chambers”
Friday, May 1, 2015 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Erickson…
During his campaign for governor, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner said he wanted to oversee the most transparent administration in history.
But three months into his term, Rauner’s team won’t reveal who is involved in a series of high-level talks about some of the governor’s most prized pet issues, ranging from his controversial plan to allow local right-to-work laws to an overhaul of state spending.
“They are private meetings,” Rauner spokeswoman Catherine Kelly said Thursday. “They are private discussions that we’re keeping confidential to protect the process.” […]
Kelly also wouldn’t answer questions about who is involved in each group, when they are meeting and what subjects are being discussed.
“We’re only saying what the governor has said. That’s all I can give you right now,” Kelly said. “We’re just not talking about them right now. We’re just not commenting on them.”
I was told by the House Speaker’s office yesterday that all info was being kept secret at the behest of the governor’s office.
Look, private negotiations are held all the time at the Statehouse. But this goes well beyond that. This is, instead, a huge, all-encompassing shadow legislative committee structure, with a top secret membership list, meeting in undisclosed places at undisclosed times and with participants who must pledge to keep all proceedings confidential. They even reportedly have a code name for the super-top secret working group charged with examining new revenue options: “Vegas.”
That means people impacted by any potential changes won’t have any input. While some would say it keeps lobbyists out of the process, I would say it means politicians are writing new laws in a vacuum. That’s not only a dangerous precedent, it’s also stupid. They’re not all-knowing gods.
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“Democratic” group raises millions more
Friday, May 1, 2015 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Rick Pearson…
A billionaire Houston couple heavily involved nationwide in pension and education changes opposed by unions — issues shared by Gov. Bruce Rauner and Mayor Rahm Emanuel — has contributed $5 million to a state political action committee, campaign finance records showed Thursday.
The donation from John and Laura Arnold to IllinoisGO, short for Illinoisans for Growth and Opportunity, is the third-largest individual political donation ever recorded by the Illinois State Board of Elections in more than two decades of electronic record keeping. […]
IllinoisGO also said Chicago businessman Matt Hulsizer has made a multimillion dollar contribution to the PAC, though it has not yet been recorded by the State Board of Elections. Hulsizer is co-founder and CEO of Peak6 Investments L.P. and a minority owner of the Minnesota Wild, which plays the Blackhawks in Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs beginning Friday.
Hulsizer has given Stand for Children Illinois $474,000 since 2010. He also gave Emanuel $100,000 for the mayor’s 2011 election, $5,300 for Emanuel’s re-election and $5,300 for Rauner’s 2014 campaign for governor.
Not including the Hulsizer contribution, IllinoisGO has reported $6.5 million in campaign contributions so far. It’s widely believed that the group is merely guarding Gov. Rauner’s left flank.
Gov. Rauner, by the way, just contributed $250,000 to his own campaign fund. However, he did not trigger the self-funding limit because that only applies to contributions within twelve months before his next election. Rauner also contributed $250,000 to his Turnaround Illinois PAC, which will get involved in legislative races.
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