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- William Daley, a scion of Chicago’s greatest political dynasty, was tapped to serve on the transition team for governor-elect Bruce Rauner.
Early on in his campaign for governor, Republican Bruce Rauner ripped into a rival candidate he described as an example of the “career politicians” and “cronyism” that dominated Illinois politics.
“We are committed to assembling the most talented team of leaders that’s ever been assembled to turn around a state government anywhere in America,” Rauner said at a downtown hotel.
In his remarks to reporters, Rauner also repeatedly expressed his eagerness to work with the Democratic power players who control the General Assembly: house speaker Michael Madigan and senate leader John Cullerton.
The speaker can afford to play it cool. He retains a veto-proof majority in the house and has shown an ability to let a series of governors come to him.
More than 60 percent of voters statewide backed a nonbinding ballot initiative calling for a hike in the minimum wage, and in conceding defeat yesterday, Quinn pledged that he would try to get it done during the upcoming the lame-duck legislative session—without any tradeoffs for business.
