Posts tagged Bruce Rauner
Trib: Don't blame us for Fair Tax flop

After egging on Republican anti-taxers, newspaper edit board insists voters alone sank graduated income tax

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Big election turnout amplified deep divisions

Fair Tax failure puts state on course to repeat worst of Rauner budget impasse, warns SIU Prof. Jackson

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The headless horseman of Illinois politics

Ghost of Bruce Rauner’s austerity agenda rose up, financed by Ken Griffin, and rode roughshod over the state, but how did it sway voters?

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Daily Debunk: The shadow politics

Republicans seek win on Fair Tax Amendment even as ‘nobody knows it’s their thing’

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Child-care workers blast Griffin for 'stalled' funds

SEIU Healthcare Ill. charges billionaire gave $40M to congressional Republicans and to defeat Fair Tax Amendment

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Red-herring tax argument smells like dead fish

Studies show little if any connection between taxes and people leaving the state

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