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* 4:44 pm - Just after 4:30 this afternoon, the two Republican legislative leaders talked briefly to reporters about the education funding reform negotiations before walking into Speaker Madigan’s office.

After Friday’s curious comments from Gov. Bruce Rauner about how the Democrats had inserted “bad things” into the proposal, House GOP Leader Jim Durkin assured the media that the governor “is 100 percent behind it.” Senate GOP Leader Bill Brady chimed in by saying “The governor will sign this.”

Leader Durkin also acknowledged that there was some pushback within his caucus, but said it wasn’t any different than any other major issue he’s ever worked on.

When asked “And you’re not concerned that it’s falling apart?” Leader Brady said “Not at all.”

*** UPDATE *** Notes from when Leaders Brady and Durkin emerged from the meeting around 6:50…

Brady: We just left another successful meeting… We made some great progress on some outstanding issues, mostly technical nature. We still have a deal that we hope to present to the House tomorrow… Another meeting tomorrow morning.

Durkin: It’s a 500-page document. Goal was to tie up loose ends. We’re down to the minutiae.

Q: And you’re confident you have the votes to pass it?

Durkin: I can’t speak for Mr. Madigan, but our caucus is prepared to take the votes.

posted by Rich Miller
Sunday, Aug 27, 17 @ 4:47 pm

Comments

Brady and Durkin are being very overt in publicly locking down Rauner.

Comment by wordslinger Monday, Aug 28, 17 @ 9:17 am
@word….I don’t think that will sway Rauner. He is Trumpian and will do as he pleases.

Comment by Flynn's mom Monday, Aug 28, 17 @ 9:33 am
New commenter here - followed the suggestion to click before proceeding and

In present times, Wordslinger might consider rewording the sage advice about “facts and emotions” to avoid attraction of the national crazies. (Ha)

With financial experts (pretty much all of them) indicating that pension systems become impossible to recover at funding levels below 50%, and said Illinois’ programs resting soundly in the 20-25% funded range, does anyone on this board see Rauner more as “truly fighting for citizens in his attempts to hold the line on spending and taxation”? Seems quite a bit different from our illustrious President.

(said a home owner paying >50% higher property taxes in 10 years, on an unchanged valuation, and a newly minted 33% income tax increase)

At what point is it the disastrous final straw on the Camel’s back?

Comment by Illanoyed Monday, Aug 28, 17 @ 10:59 am