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*** UPDATED x1 *** Dem claims Rauner spending million more than Quinn on office
Tuesday, Jun 23, 2015 - Posted by Rich Miller *** UPDATE *** The House Democrats just forwarded me their documentation. Click here. * The chairman of the House Revenue & Finance Committee just accused the governor’s office of not telling the truth about internal office spending. Gov. Rauner’s administration has claimed it’s spending $500,000 a year less than Gov. Quinn spent on staffing the governor’s office. Rep. John Bradley, however, said his research shows that Rauner is actually spending at least a million dollars more than Quinn. Bradley said that number didn’t include “nine employees that appear on the telephone directory that we can’t determine where they’re being paid from.” He also said it didn’t take into account “contractual employees that have been hired at very substantial sums of money.” * Rep. Bradley said he invited the governor to send a representative to today’s hearing, but nobody showed up today. When pressed, Bradley said he did not have documentation which he could immediately provide to the committee. He also didn’t have any witnesses to testify on the claims. * From Lance Trover…
* Trover also sent me a letter documenting the governor’s contention that his office spending is $500,000 below Quinn’s. Click here to read it.
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