Quinn Lays Political Traps For Rauner On Way Out The Door
From the Chicago Tribune
In an 11th-hour flurry Monday in Chicago, Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn signed a few final bills into law, appointed friends to ceremonial posts and laid a series of political traps for incoming Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner.
Quinn also maintained his pace of working through a large backlog of clemency petitions. But his swipes at Rauner with several executive orders on the rookie governor’s first day overshadowed the other actions — and showed just how sore Quinn remains from the bruising 2014 campaign.
Quinn, who waged a class warfare theme in his failed re-election bid, took direct aim at the refusal of the wealthy private equity executive to release his full set of income tax returns during their race. Quinn issued an executive order requiring governors to make available for public inspection individual income tax returns on or before May 1 each year.
He also issued an order to require state contractors pay at least $10 an hour — a nod to his failed quest to raise the statewide minimum wage.
As Rauner poured $27 million from his personal fortune into the bitter campaign, Quinn repeatedly pressed Rauner to let the public see everything he filed with the state and federal governments. Rauner’s answer throughout the campaign was that he provided more than is required by law, a true statement. But Rauner used that position to avoid what many top Illinois politicians have done by releasing their full tax returns for public scrutiny.
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From the Chicago Tribune
In an 11th-hour flurry Monday in Chicago, Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn signed a few final bills into law, appointed friends to ceremonial posts and laid a series of political traps for incoming Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner.
Quinn also maintained his pace of working through a large backlog of clemency petitions. But his swipes at Rauner with several executive orders on the rookie governor’s first day overshadowed the other actions — and showed just how sore Quinn remains from the bruising 2014 campaign.
Quinn, who waged a class warfare theme in his failed re-election bid, took direct aim at the refusal of the wealthy private equity executive to release his full set of income tax returns during their race. Quinn issued an executive order requiring governors to make available for public inspection individual income tax returns on or before May 1 each year.
He also issued an order to require state contractors pay at least $10 an hour — a nod to his failed quest to raise the statewide minimum wage.
As Rauner poured $27 million from his personal fortune into the bitter campaign, Quinn repeatedly pressed Rauner to let the public see everything he filed with the state and federal governments. Rauner’s answer throughout the campaign was that he provided more than is required by law, a true statement. But Rauner used that position to avoid what many top Illinois politicians have done by releasing their full tax returns for public scrutiny.
Read more in our daily News Update...