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* Governor, you’re no longer just a candidate. You can actually do something about administrative regulations now…
Illinois has regulations for the sake of regulations, and they’re hindering our economic growth. It's time to cut the red tape. pic.twitter.com/UCKmHPaPHl
— Bruce Rauner (@GovRauner) March 9, 2017
So, if it’s time to do something, then let’s see the plan.
posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:12 pm
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This basically sums up his last two years.
Comment by Anon Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:15 pm
Do your job!
Comment by Hamlet's Ghost Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:18 pm
Waiting for the senate to do hisj job. Again
Comment by Red Rider Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:19 pm
Yeah, that’s what we need, more random drive-by governin’ pronouncements by twitter.
Comment by wordslinger Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:19 pm
“Never mistake activity for achievement” - John Wooden.
Pointing to things is activity, hows about some of that achievement?
#DoYourJob
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:19 pm
There are too many words for me to handle! Let me get rid of what I perceive as useless and harmful regulations even though I don’t understand or refuse to accept why most of them exist! They MUST be bad if there are too many!
Comment by Sick & Tired Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:19 pm
And the Governor has a lot more power over the Administrative Code than other things (though not total power, as he would have to run any changes through JCAR). He could at least submit changes.
Comment by Arsenal Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:22 pm
The reason for this attack is Rauner has learned the hard way through the courts that he can’t just do what he wants because of those pesky regulations …
Comment by RNUG Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:22 pm
Seriously, how Trumptastic is that?
The governor runs across some random, unsourced, no-context report from a right-wing paper mill and off on twitter it goes.
Comment by wordslinger Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:23 pm
Do your job!
Comment by 47th Ward Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:23 pm
I can maybe understand not wanting a lot of regulations - 159,000 does seem like a lot.
But why complain about words? I love words. I don’t think words are bad.
Comment by Nick Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:25 pm
Bruce,
Just get off Twitter and get a balanced budget to present. Do Your Job!!!!!
Comment by Big Joe Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:26 pm
If someone were clever enough this could spin into a great ad simply pointing out he does not understand his authority and role concerning executive branch matters.
Comment by Anon Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:28 pm
So someone at George Mason University actually combed through every Title - and every Part in every Title - in the Illinois Administrative Code and counted up the words? I hope they got paid well.
Comment by Nick Name Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:29 pm
This red tape is ridiculous.
Someone should tell the governor.
Comment by Michelle Flaherty Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:30 pm
I’m picturing Bruce wanting to argue (possibly fight) the guy in the mirror.
Comment by Jocko Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:30 pm
At the beginning of the Governor’s term he appointed the Lt. Gov to chair a much heralded committee to recommend mandates for elimination and local government consolidation. I remember a bunch of fanfare at the beginning but then if something ever came out of it I certainly don’t recall. Whatever happened to that? And isn’t this tweet basically along the same lines, heck it sounds like the task of reviewing the administrative code could have fallen under the same purview of that commitee.
Comment by The Captain Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:34 pm
Arsenal understates the control JCAR has over administrative rules process. No rule is effective until the legislature gives its approval.
Comment by PAM Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:35 pm
Please look at Business Assistance and Regulatory Reform Act. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=248&ChapterID=5
Gov/DCEO could clean this up, law already on books, agencies not following up and doing. Look at Section 20 which went into effect January of last year to reduce regs on small business.
Actions Governor. Not words. Oh, unless you are counting them to make sure it fits into a Twitter feed.
Comment by Thinking Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:35 pm
Took him going on three years to count all those words. Now I understand why he hasn’t had time to create a balanced budget.
Comment by PublicServant Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:37 pm
259,000 regulations but none pertaining to the Governor doing his job.
Need at least one more.
Comment by Sir Reel Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:38 pm
He’s trying to add a ton of ridiculous and unnecessary restrictions on PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES via confusing and harmful overtime rules to be voted on in next week’s JCAR meeting. Rauner: Don’t complain about a problem you’re exacerbating.
Comment by Sick & Tired Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:38 pm
===The reason for this attack is Rauner has learned the hard way through the courts that he can’t just do what he wants because of those pesky regulations …===
In a Seinfeldian manner the Governor purses his lips, looks down and away, and exclaims “REGULATIONS!”
Comment by Cubs in '16 Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:43 pm
Campaigning (talking) is so much easier than governing (doing).
Comment by Ahoy! Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:47 pm
T. Roosevelt wrote about being in the arena. Rainer is in the Peanut Gallery, and not very good at that. Do Your Job
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:53 pm
“Governor” Do your job!
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:54 pm
>Governor, you’re no longer just a candidate.
I wish I knew what Rauner would like the state budget to look like. After three budget addresses, I still can’t picture it. If at some point he wins control over the legislative branch and passes his turnaround agenda, I have no idea what his budget would look like at that point. He’s been very effective at campaigning since he got elected.
Comment by Earnest Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:59 pm
The Governor has wasted three years on his impossible to pass turn-around agenda, when he could have been improving Illinois’ business climate through streamlining regulations.
If he had used half the energy he used on the turn-around to address unnecessary business regulations, he would likely be seeing at least some growth right now. And his poll numbers wouldn’t be underwater. I think though with how long JCAR takes, he won’t see any improvement during his ever diminishing time in office.
Comment by A Jack Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:59 pm
The refusal to submit a balanced budget has frozen governance. There are areas where zero based regulation would make sense. That would be like zero based budgeting.
Comment by Last Bull Moose Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:59 pm
The Administrative Code consists of rules enacted by EXECUTIVE AGENCIES. His agencies. If he doesn’t like it, he can change it without ANY input from democrats. It takes a supermajority to stop a rule change. As long as the GOP side with him, he can change anything.
Comment by anonawho Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 1:59 pm
Adding - there is no such thing as the “Illinois State Code”
For once, give correct and accurate information
Comment by anonawho Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 2:00 pm
Sigh. Ok then, I’m in. Governor, do your job.
Comment by AlfondoGonz Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 2:14 pm
After the last week, a lot of people would consider taking a little time off from social media, but not Governor Selfie…
– MrJM
Comment by @MisterJayEm Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 2:25 pm
==Arsenal understates the control JCAR has over administrative rules process. No rule is effective until the legislature gives its approval.==
Yeah, like I said-
==he would have to run any changes through JCAR==
I mean, I guess I literally understated it because I used less words than you? But the meaning is the same, and Rauner can send revisions over to JCAR anytime.
Comment by Arsenal Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 2:28 pm
This isn’t the pot calling the kettle black, this is the pot calling the pot black.
Comment by fed up Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 2:32 pm
Um…name one regulation that is in place that is only there for the sake of being a regulation.
Comment by Skeptic Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 2:38 pm
Do Republicans get a new strategy playbook distributed nationwide or something? What’s with this obsession with the # of words. Rauner should hold a press conference with a ruler and a stack of regulations to show how many words there are and equate inches to capital flight of businesses from the state. It works wonders at the national level.
Comment by Bothanspy Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 2:46 pm
==he can change it without ANY input from democrats.==
Thanks to JCAR, that’s not really true, but remains the case that he can submit such changes to JCAR.
Comment by Arsenal Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 2:46 pm
==So, if it’s time to do something, then let’s see the plan.==
Pretty sure they announced, even by executive order, a while ago that they’re doing just that:
https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/RegulatoryReform/Pages/AboutTheCouncil.aspx
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 2:52 pm
This Rauner guy has some pretty good ideas. Maybe we should vote him into office in 2018 so he can do this. God knows he can’t be any worse than the current governor.
Comment by Henry Francis Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 3:07 pm
GOPers always like to say we need fewer regulations. But when you ask them which specific regulations they want to see removed, it has been my experience that they can’t name any. They will just skip to broad statements about regulations being burdensome to businesses.
Comment by Joe M Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 3:12 pm
Its a nice graphic, but other than that it has no appreciation for why and how administrative rules are made. He’s really just reinforcing the stereotypical image of a top executive - thinks he has all these great ideas but no practical knowledge concerning implementation and no willingness to learn or get his hands dirty to solve any problem. So sad, so very, very sad.
Comment by Nobody Sent Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 3:19 pm
==Its a nice graphic, but other than that it has no appreciation for why and how administrative rules are made. ==
So it takes Illinois twice as long to accomplish as explain similar types of rules that other States can apparently condense and make clearer? There’s something wrong with that. If you don’t think the volume alone of administrative rules has an impact on business, I’m guessing you’ve never run one.
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 3:45 pm
– There’s something wrong with that. If you don’t think the volume alone of administrative rules has an impact on business, I’m guessing you’ve never run one.–
LOL, so, in your business, you need to real ALL administrative rules? What business is that?
Comment by wordslinger Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 3:48 pm
“If you don’t think the volume alone of administrative rules has an impact on business, I’m guessing you’ve never run one.”
Which rule and which business? You need to be specific. Otherwise you should explain how rules establishing the life safety requirements for hospitals affect the home mortgage industry, and vice versa.
Comment by Nick Name Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 4:00 pm
==So it takes Illinois twice as long to accomplish as explain similar types of rules that other States can apparently condense and make clearer?==
What’s the basis for this assertion?
Comment by Arsenal Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 4:20 pm
==What’s the basis for this assertion?==
The graphic and cite at the top of this post is a good start
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 4:22 pm
What’s the difference between following State laws, the State constitution or a State regulation?
Our arbitrary and capricious Governor has some nerve.
Comment by Chicago 20 Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 4:30 pm
What other surveyed states? California and New York leave us way behind. Texas’ constitution is nearly as big as our administrative code. OK, that last is snark, but I’m curious who these “comparables” are.
Comment by Whatever Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 4:49 pm
he’s not unlike Trump in many ways…..Wow.
Comment by flea Thursday, Mar 9, 17 @ 5:39 pm
Affected parties almost always have a great deal of influence in the promulgation of these regulations (rules). In fact sometimes, maybe even a lot of the time, the affected parties, want the regulations to protect or enhance their interests. So, some or even a lot of these regulations (rules) are there because that is exactly what the affected parties want.
Comment by The Real Just Me Friday, Mar 10, 17 @ 7:46 am
I am personally responsible for following many government rules. So, I interact with, and keep appeased, many, many, many auditors and regulators.
The ridiculousness of, and time-wasted on, the foolish and non-sensical regulations is disfunctional.
A building could be “burning down,” and these state employees are worried about enforcing their misinterpretations of codes that are completely immaterial to safe and legal operations.
Comment by cdog Friday, Mar 10, 17 @ 8:03 am
==The ridiculousness of, and time-wasted on, the foolish and non-sensical regulations is disfunctional.==
Regulations derive from laws. You have a problem with it talk to your legislator.
==their misinterpretations of codes==
Because you may disagree with something does not make it a misinterpretation.
Sounds like you have a personal beef and perhaps don’t like following regulations. Regulations are there for a reason.
Comment by Demoralized Friday, Mar 10, 17 @ 8:23 am