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* UPDATED x3 - Madigan spox says talks are already happening - Brady, Durkin, Cullerton accept offer * Rauner wants legislative leaders to meet, claims “agreement is within reach”

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* Press release…

Gov. Bruce Rauner released the following statement regarding education funding reform negotiations:

“Today, we are calling on the four legislative leaders to meet as quickly as possible on school funding reform.

“We are hopeful that Speaker Madigan and President Cullerton share our sense of urgency to reach resolution. Families and educators across the state are heading back to school. We owe it to them to adopt a funding formula that is fair and equitable to all, and we owe them the assurance that their schools will open and stay open for the remainder of the school year.

“This weekend the Illinois State Board of Education released data showing my amendatory veto sends the most amount of resources to the neediest school districts in Illinois. These numbers clearly show how badly change is needed to ensure fairness and equity in how we fund our children’s schools.

“We sincerely appreciate the work done by the bipartisan bicameral negotiators, but believe the process can only reach conclusion with the involvement of the four legislative leaders. An agreement is within reach but time is of the essence to secure historic education funding reform.”

*** UPDATE 1 *** Press release…

On the heels of the Illinois Senate’s historic, bipartisan vote to overhaul the worst public school funding system in the nation, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton welcomed news that Gov. Bruce Rauner is calling for meetings with legislative leaders.

“I’ve said all along that the only way to solve our problems is to work together in a bipartisan manner. I look forward to meeting with the governor and the other legislative leaders,” said Illinois Senate President John Cullerton.

Notice that he included the governor in that acceptance. The governor didn’t include himself in the offer.

*** UPDATE 2 *** No surprise here…

Senate Republican Leader-Designee Bill Brady and House Republican Leader Jim Durkin today released the following statement:

“We support the governor’s call for the four legislative leaders to meet and remain committed to reaching a speedy, bipartisan resolution to fundamentally reform how we fund our public education system.”

Still waiting on MJM and I have an errand to run soon.

*** UPDATE 3 *** I called Steve Brown, who said: “Somebody needs to brief the governor that those meetings are already going on and will continue.”

I told subscribers this morning that the leaders had met Saturday into the evening and then again on Sunday.

Brown, by the way, also claimed that Rauner “put a brick” on the talks between the designated education negotiators earlier today.

posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:18 pm

Comments

I’m getting whiplash on the leaders meeting topic.

Comment by Saluki Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:19 pm
Hard to be credible after he pulled this same nonsense over the budget.

Comment by Sonny Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:22 pm
Sonny @ 1:22 pm nailed it.

Comment by Dome Gnome Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:23 pm
CPS isn’t “needy”?

Interesting way of looking at it governor.

I am callin perfidy on the one.

Comment by JS Mill Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:24 pm
I thought a meeting was “outrageous”?

What, Rauner is feeling the heat and now he wants a meeting?

Comment by Mr. K. Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:24 pm
“my amendatory veto sends the most amount of resources to the neediest school districts in Illinois.”

Isn’t CPS one of the neediest school districts in Illinois?

It is obviously the largest. And serves the most needy students.

Comment by Anonymous Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:26 pm
Perhaps it’s time for Rauner’s Mental Health Director to explain the word Narcissism to the Guv. Just in case here it is… “It is the pursuit of gratification from vanity or egotistic admiration of one’s own attributes. The term originated from Greek mythology, where the young Narcissus fell in love with his own image reflected in a pool of water. Narcissism is usually considered a problem in a person’s or group’s relationships with self and others. Narcissism is not the same as egocentrism.”

Comment by JC is just saying... Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:26 pm
How exciting.
In football, this is called a Hail Mary pass.

With Rauner, this is called a Blame Madigan pass.

Comment by VanillaMan Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:26 pm
Sorry, 1:26 was me.

Comment by Henry Francis Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:27 pm
Did BTIA (sic) forget to send this last week when it would have mattered?

Comment by Michelle Flaherty Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:28 pm
This would have been a great message two weeks ago before his AV.

Comment by Dance Band on the Titanic Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:30 pm
What a nonsensical crap storm. He is incapable of an honest statement. If you can’t do better than this self serving spin, just shut up.

Comment by Langhorne Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:31 pm
Did someone say football? Is it that time of year again?

Comment by blue dog dem Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:31 pm
“How’s Thursday morning sound? Or after the 5 and 6 pm news where your veto is seen as causing schools to decide how long they can be open”

- the politics to Rauner’s phoniness.

Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:33 pm
I’d like to say better late than never, but Rauner run meetings usually end up making matters worse.

Comment by Norseman Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:33 pm
I’m for it. I’m against it. I’m for it. I’m against it. I’m the champion. I’ve the veto king.

Comment by Eagle Eye Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:34 pm
Outrageous

Comment by Ducky LaMoore Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:36 pm
This would have been a good approach 3 months ago when the bill was still being debated.

Now is 3 months too late.

Timing and process …

Comment by RNUG Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:38 pm
Does he see the hand writing on the wall that his AV is going to be override and he want to safe face this late in the game.

I say no, he already had his chance to meet and did not want to

Comment by 13th Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:38 pm
“An agreement is within reach but time is of the essence to secure historic education funding reform.”

Yep and it’s called an override.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyiJSGGEYX0

Comment by Anon221 Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:40 pm
“It’s not terrorism…now it is. I championed SB 1…then I fixed it. It is outrageous to meet…let’s meet.”

Comment by 360 Degree Turnaround Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:40 pm
Durkin promises he will hold the votes in his caucus.

Comment by 360 Degree Turnaround Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:41 pm
At least there are no typos/s

Comment by Groundhog Day Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:41 pm
==Now is 3 months too late.==

More like 3 weeks. Changes could’ve been made up to the point Rauner got his wish that the Senate send him the bill.

Comment by Anonymous Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:41 pm
- VanillaMan - Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:26 pm:

How exciting.
In football, this is called a Hail Mary pass.

With Rauner, this is called a Blame Madigan pass.

Rauner’s problem is the opponent has sacked him once and now they are bringing a safety blitz and he’s not so good at scrabbling out of the pocket.

Comment by Give Me A Break Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:44 pm
Wait, now would be a great time to have another one of those public leader’s meetings. Open it to press and allow people to watch. Please please please

Comment by 360 Degree Turnaround Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:45 pm
I thought such meetings were outrageous.

Comment by Demoralized Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:46 pm
Democratic leadership wants SB1 with CPS money or to blame the Governor (and House Republicans) for blocking K-12 education funding for the entire state. It is difficult to imagine a plausible offer from Republicans that is more enticing to Democratic leaders than either one of these outcomes.

Comment by PragmaticR Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 1:48 pm
Upon further review, the idea of leaders meetings is not outrageous. We now demand leaders meetings.

Comment by Michelle Flaherty Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 2:00 pm
“I thought such meetings were outrageous.” We have always been at war with Oceania.

Comment by Skeptic Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 2:01 pm
Meet, or don’t meet, whatever.

Durkin needs to file the original SB1 language in the House, sans all the midnight amendments that have created this uber-partisan situation.

(That nonsense of Manar hinting that he kept waiting for GOP/Brady to file something in Senate, should not happen again.)

Comment by cdog Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 2:02 pm
He just wants another opportunity to blame Madigan when the meeting goes nowhere because Rauner won’t compromise.

Comment by TominChicago Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 2:10 pm
So, he wants them to meet. I noticed Rauner never said he wants to be part of the meeting. I am waiting for another photo of him at his desk, lamps strategically positioned, waiting for a bill to sign.

Comment by Montrose Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 2:10 pm
Comedy routine: A man approaches a door, purposely breaks the door handle, takes a running leap smashing himself into the door, and then falls down while complaining that the door has injured him.

Comment by PragmaticR Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 2:14 pm
In his next announcement, Rauner wants to have a meeting to discuss the two-year old FY16 budget. Focus Governor, Focus.

Comment by Steve Rogers Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 2:16 pm
Genuine question: which of the AV’s 100 or so changes are genuinely negotiable in expert commenters’ view?

Some of its new features–the way that TIF districts and PTELL counties are treated, the switcheroo from district to per-student funding beginning (very) soon, the introduction of a massively-funded program of 100% deductible scholarship tax credits–represent major alterations to the formula; if the governor wanted these, they should have been broached not 3 weeks ago or three months ago, but when work by the bipartisan commission began–or even earlier.

I am inclined to conclude this offer is solely so that IPI can run a story about “those bad Dems refusing to negotiate and hurting innocent children.”

Also: no negotiations until the numbers have been run for at least the next five years. Has anybody done this yet?

Comment by dbk Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 2:20 pm
RNUG - I posit 1.4% is 6 months late asking for meetings. The time for negotiation was before the original vote. OTOH, SB1 did five him 90% of what he wanted.

Comment by Huh? Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 2:23 pm
Why does the Governor continue to show reluctance to include himself at those leaders meetings? That would seem to speed up the process. I’m not optimistic about the Governor seeking middle ground. He hasn’t done so in over two in a half years. It’s possible though that he has taken his approval ratings to heart and has decided that it’s time to show voters that he is capable of being reasonable to compromise.

Comment by The Dude Abides Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 2:32 pm
To paraphrase Mose Allison: His mind is on vacation, and his mouth is workin’ overtime.

Comment by My New Handle Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 2:43 pm
Governor Rauner vetoes school funding. That’s the line.
Anything else?
Doesn’t matter. Come December when schools can’t make payroll and kids aren’t in school-Governor vetoed school funding.
As OW always says Governors own.

Comment by DuPage Bard Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 2:45 pm
Meeting dialogue

Minority Leader: The Governor has painted the Republican party into a corner. Could you please provide an exit strategy?

Speaker: No.

Meeting adjourned

Comment by PragmaticR Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 3:03 pm
To the update: That’s outrageous.

Comment by Roman Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 3:15 pm
The time to negotiate on a bill is before the bill is passed, not after your AV and not after one chamber has already overridden your AV.

Process.

Comment by Nick Name Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 3:21 pm
===The governor didn’t include himself in the offer.===

CEOs delegate.

Comment by Cubs in '16 Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 3:21 pm
===Notice that he included the governor in that acceptance. The governor didn’t include himself in the offer.===

The thing with Cullerton is that his moves tend to be those words or actions to bring everyone together to get something done. It’s who Cullerton is, and I’m glad to see the inclusion

Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 3:31 pm
==Hard to be credible after he pulled this same nonsense over the budget.== exactly

Comment by tobor Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 3:35 pm
JC: “Somebody go find our paperwork from two Governors ago and update that MOU template”

Comment by Anonymous Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 3:52 pm
== CEOs delegate. ==

Governors are not CEOs. Rauner will eventually learn this … probably when he gets fired.

Comment by RNUG Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 3:58 pm
I sure hope he gets fired RNUG. But when that happens I have a feeling he and Diana will still blame the ‘messaging’. They just don’t get it.

Comment by Cubs in '16 Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 4:08 pm
Timing = missed it by this much.

Comment by Generic Drone Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 4:29 pm