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In a change from a commitment Gov. Bruce Rauner had previously made to immigrant rights groups, the Illinois TRUST Act, a bill that would limit the ways local police help federal authorities enforce immigration law, is currently “under review”. […]

“This summer, his team did confirm that he is committed to signing it. So it is our expectation, that he will be signing this bill,” Andy Kang, legal director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago and one of the authors of the bill, said on The 21st on Tuesday. “We hope that we can follow-up with him, get a bill signing location and date established, and really celebrate this as a win for the community.”

But in an interview with Fox News last Friday, Governor Rauner told Bret Baier that his staff “is evaluating that bill right now…We’re going to evaluate it and then we’ll make an announcement about how we’re going to deal with that.”

A spokeswoman with Governor Rauner’s office confirmed to The 21st on Wednesday that the TRUST Act is indeed “under review.” […]

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago, one of the groups that helped write the bill, said on Wednesday that they were also reaching out to the governor’s office for clarification on whether or not he would sign the bill.

* Illinois Review…

Oregon became the first state to make all abortions free when their Democrat governor signed a bill into law Monday. Illinois could become the second state if Governor Rauner signs HB 40 into law.

Republicans gathered at the State Fair Wednesday to celebrate “Governor’s Day” and when reporters asked, the governor didn’t say directly what he plans to do with a bill sitting on his desk that will cause Illinois taxpayers to pay for all abortions.

However, Governor Rauner did tell reporters that he “strongly supports women’s reproductive rights, and that he always has and always will,” Terri Koyne of Benld wrote on her Facebook page. […]

“If he signs or allows this bill to become law and you are a social conservative, this should be enough to say that you can no longer support him,” Koyne said. “If you are a fiscal conservative, this should be enough to say that you can no longer support him.”

Those following the stories about the governor’s wife being heavily involved in policy-making and strategizing for his campaign are reminded how adamantly pro-abortion Mrs. Rauner has consistently been. Even during the 2014 campaign, Mrs. Rauner appealed to pro-abortion supporters and the Rauners have been generous to pro-abortion groups such as Personal PAC and Planned Parenthood.

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 10:31 am

Comments

==his team==

Question is: which team was that?

Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 10:37 am
Wonder if Dr. Rauner wrote any emails about SB40? Wonder if she was as supportive of SB40 as she was of International Women’s Day. If she did, those emails might be interesting reading. Just sayin’ if someone knows where they might be found…

Comment by Anon221 Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 10:37 am
Well, it’s a good thing that Bruce doesn’t have a social agenda.

Comment by 47th Ward Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 10:38 am
Madigan and the right flank he controls.

Comment by Give Me A Break Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 10:41 am
Anybody seen Evelyn?

Comment by Free Set of Steak Knives Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 10:42 am
Please, they will end up voting for him. I don’t think anyone in either of those camps would vote Democratic anyway.

Comment by ste_with_a_v_en Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 11:06 am
From memory, the only winners from the right flank in contested statewide GOP primaries in my lifetime were Fitzgerald over Didrickson and Salvi over Kustra. That was 20 years ago.

Who is Rauner supposed to be worried about from the right in a primary? In the general, the right will have no place to go but Rauner.

Comment by wordslinger Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 11:25 am
== a bill sitting on his desk ==

Not yet. HB40 has a parliamentary hold on it. A motion to reconsider.

The timing on releasing that hold is interesting. If the Dems wait until after the filing deadline and no Republican challenges Rauner, the governor might sign the bill to improve his appeal among moderates. But if the bill is released sooner, Rauner will likely have to veto it (or AV it) to keep his promise to conservatives. The former would be a policy victory for Dems, the latter would give a political advantage to the Dems in 2018.

Comment by Roman Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 11:30 am
Those unborn taxpayers say the government is killing us.

Comment by Liberty Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 11:30 am
I guess Oregon is now to be considered very cool in their progressiveness. Illinois has a lot of catching up to do. /s

Now in Oregon, insurance companies are required to cover late term abortions, for any reason even sex-selection.*

Also, progressives should be sure to celebrate CBS’ report that Iceland has “nearly eradicated” Down’s syndrome.

All a little too much for me, a free-thinker with limits.

Comment by cdog Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 11:49 am
forgot the link, oops.

*
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/oregon-governor-expands-abortion-reproductive-coverage-49236536

Comment by cdog Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 11:50 am
The right Rauner is concerned about are the national right.

Comment by walker Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 11:59 am
Commenters have noted Rauner looking thinner these days. Perhaps all the easier when you have to tie yourself in knots.

Comment by don the legend Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 12:34 pm
Would it really be a surprise if Rauner did not sign the bill? His previous commitment was when Goldberg et al were advising him, now he has the IPI running his team and they are saying “under review”. Flip flop flip flop….

Comment by HoneyBadger Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 1:05 pm
Dems. You gotta stop making these social issues your number one priority. I can see Rauners next tv ad: mike madigan raised your income tax 2%. That’s about $700/ yr for the family making %50k/yr. Why? He wants to hand out free abortions.

Comment by blue dog dem Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 3:58 pm
Blue dog; If the dems were for party over people, they’d be the repubs.
Ain’t nobody got time for that.

Comment by igotgotgotgotnotime Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 5:11 pm