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* Illinois Radio Network…

Gov. Bruce Rauner is scaling back his legislative agenda, but only in terms of the number of bills in which it’s contained. He once said it would take six to eight bills to advance his so-called “turnaround agenda.” That’s now down to four pieces of legislation, but Rauner says that doesn’t mean he’s dropping any of his proposed reforms. “Right now we’ve got it in four buckets—pension reform, economic growth pro-job creation reform, government reform and ethics and conflict of interest reform,” Rauner said.

“We’ve got it in four buckets. We can divide those into eight bills, 10 bills, or three bills, it’s really a function of what the legislature prefers. The key is we get this legislation done now. It’s a four-month agenda, not just a four-year agenda. It’s right now. We need the votes taken this spring.”

* SJ-R…

Rauner has been touring the state promoting his “turnaround agenda.” He wants changes to workers’ compensation and civil liability laws, right-to-work zones for communities that choose them, changes to project labor agreements for public works projects, and limits on property tax increases.

Rauner said the various proposals have been drafted into legislation, but they are not yet ready to go before lawmakers for consideration.

“We will introduce those when the leaders say we should introduce them,” Rauner said. “I don’t know when that’s going to be.”

OK, let’s get it on then.

More here.

posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 8:46 am

Comments

I’d like to know how much the taxpayers are paying for his traveling turnaround agenda slideshow.

Comment by Anon Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 8:52 am
What a small number of initiatives for a new administration. And several of these are DOA in the GA. Odd for a man of such energy and after so many campaign speeches about change.

Comment by Anonymous Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 8:54 am
===“We will introduce those when the leaders say we should introduce them,” Rauner said. “I don’t know when that’s going to be.”===

Rauner trusting career politicians to tell him?

Dope.

How’s that trust thingy going to go? Hmm.

Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 8:54 am
===“We will introduce those when the leaders say we should introduce them,” Rauner said. “I don’t know when that’s going to be.”===

So who is running the show? Is anyone in charge? If the Governor doesn’t know, then does anyone? This is getting worse by the day.

Comment by From the 'Dale to HP Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 8:56 am
===“We will introduce those when the leaders say we should introduce them,” Rauner said. “I don’t know when that’s going to be.”===

Madigan response: How’s never? Is never good for you Bruce?

Comment by PublicServant Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 8:57 am
Western Union en route any day now Bruce.

Comment by Slippin' Jimmy Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 8:59 am
He might want to use a different bucket than the one he used for his budget, That one is full of holes.

Comment by Wordslinger Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 8:59 am
Did I see anything in those proposals that I thought would be great for the average worker?

Nope.

This is Rauner’s turnaround plan to help the rich get richer.

Comment by Aldyth Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 9:04 am
With nearly every action taken by the governor so far having the opposite of the intended effect, soon the number will be negative.

Comment by AC Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 9:13 am
Indy, in Illinois the bills have to be germane. You may want to talk to caucus staffers to make sure the four meet the requirements.

To the post. Fewer bills me fewer defeats. Negotiate the heck out of the bill and what’s left becomes a victory.

Comment by Norseman Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 9:20 am
This part stuck out to me:

“It’s a four-month agenda”

Does that mean they expect the session to go through mid-August?

Comment by Chicago Cynic Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 9:39 am
So he is waiting for politician who are part of the “corrupt bargain” to tell him when he can do something. Hey Guv is it just a case of my mouth is moving so I better say something?

Comment by Obama's Puppy Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 9:49 am
Public Servant — good morning!

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Comment by Soccermom Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 9:50 am
4 buckets full of money for the rich. Blah, Blah, Blah-Middle Class warfare at its finest. Yes reform is one thing we need, but WE also need Revenue Bruce. What about a graduated income tax bill to help “share the sacrifice”. So far the poor and middle class have done their fair share of sacrifice, time for Richy Rich and his wife to sacrifice a little bit too. Blaming You Bruce….

Comment by BlameBruceRauner Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 9:50 am
Our 2 main weapons are fear, surprise, and a fanatical devotion to the… Our 3 main weapons are….

Comment by SAP Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 10:02 am
Norseman beat me to it: germaneness. First line of objection for madigan.

Theres a hole in my bucket, dear liza. I hope the superstars get some help from legislative staff and other knowledgeable folks, both on drafting and strategy.

Thus far the only thing rauner seems to be offering is a two-bit increase in the minimum wage. The budget is nowhere near balanced. You cant attempt to leverage budget restorations in exchange for substantive bills without a lot of new revenue. But there isnt enough revenue under the sun to make these ideas palatable to dems. The alternative is to use pain as the fulcrum. Spfld will be a colorful place w all the protesters in their matching tees.

Comment by Langhorne Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 10:04 am
“We’ve got it in four buckets.”

Yeah - but they’ve all came out of the same septic tank.

Comment by VanillaMan Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 10:25 am
Langhorne, as former staffers we were well trained.

Comment by Norseman Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 10:36 am
Ducky, I have a sister in law who missed Bucket No. 1 on “Bozo,” then missed Bucket No. 2 after the mulligan. She was also first out in “Kerplunk.” Made her a schoolyard outcast. Still bitter about it.

Comment by Wordslinger Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 10:48 am
++Rauner said the various proposals have been drafted into legislation, but they are not yet ready to go before lawmakers for consideration.++ Do Rauner’s 4 bills have bill numbers?

Comment by Mama Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 10:49 am
==You may want to talk to caucus staffers to make sure the four meet the requirements.==

LOL Why start now?

Comment by Pot calling kettle Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 10:54 am
I bet the Speaker is ready to put all of the Gov’s proposals on the board this week. I’m just not sure the Republicans in the House are ready..

Comment by Not Rich Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 10:58 am
So, we’ve gone from 10 votes, to 6-8, to 4, with a possibility of only 3…

He’ll get some workers comp reform and a budget and have to declare victory based on that.

Comment by Arsenal Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 10:58 am
==We will introduce those when the leaders say we should introduce them.==

You mean those legislators you double-crossed last week? And in four months time? Good luck with that.

Comment by Jocko Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 11:03 am
Four buckets, 12 jars, 4 large bowls, 2 tubs, 24 cups … The containers don’t matter if they’re all empty.

Comment by Sir Reel Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 11:05 am
===Rauner said the various proposals have been drafted into legislation, but they are not yet ready to go before lawmakers for consideration.===

Secret legislation? To be rammed through both chambers by the legislative leaders before the public has a chance to learn what, exactly, is in the bills? Could such a thing happen in Illinois?

If only we had a Republican Governor to shake up Springfield and change the way we do business.

Comment by 47th Ward Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 11:15 am
Number of presumed bills is irrelevant. As long as he delivers the stacks of proposed language. They’re all going to probably end up in she’ll bills after negotiations any way.

Comment by walker Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 11:17 am
4 We thought the number refered to the number of “exclusive” interviews was doing with Chicago TV today in SPI — actually it could 5

Comment by anonin' Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 12:40 pm
The Washington Times had a list of states with serious out migration problems. Sadly, Illinois was listed prominently again.

My ancestors were among the many of thousands who relocated and settled in Illinois because it offered numerous advantages over their home states. I wish that were still true today.

Comment by Upon Further Review Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 12:42 pm
I notice he doesnt have anything on closing corporate loopholes, removeing tax breaks or tax credits for the wealthy. He is drawing all the money from the middle class by cutting wages and wage rates, removing unions who fight for wages, and cutting aid to the poor and the needy. Turnaround seems to be code for padding the pockets of the wealthy by milking the money out of the middle class and the poor. How about a simple fair tax. No credits or deductions for those who make over 250k a year. Just pay the same tax rate without reductions. Fiscal problem solved

Comment by Ghost Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 12:50 pm
Bruce, I’ll call your three and lower you to two:

Crush workers.

Release The Kraken.

Comment by PolPal56 Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 1:06 pm
The sweet music of banging the bucket for the 1%

Comment by Anonymous Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 1:51 pm
The bills are drafted, but not ready? What a clownshow.

Comment by Precinct Captain Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 1:56 pm
==“Right now we’ve got it in four buckets—pension reform, economic growth pro-job creation reform, government reform and ethics and conflict of interest reform,” ==

Pension reform (i.e. screw people out of their pensions)

Economic reform (i.e. lower wages)

Government reform (i.e. everyone is corrupt but me)

Conflict of interest reform (i.e. no donations from anybody but business groups)

Comment by Demoralized Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 2:35 pm
Anyone tell BVR this is home opener for Cards?
Guessin’ not much happenin’ at the p;d workplace today.

Comment by anonin' Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 3:01 pm
@Demoralized - well said.

Comment by Anon Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 3:03 pm
Huh. Speaker Madigan told me that the deadline to pass a bill out of committee was a couple of weeks ago.

Why does the governor expect special rules and deadlines?

This is a man who strictly adheres to deadlines (budget address) when it means he has nothing to say…

But I guess he ignores deadlines when he’s forced to say something.

Interestin’.

Comment by crazybleedingheart Monday, Apr 13, 15 @ 4:18 pm