With President Trump issuing frightening proclamations on a daily basis—hard to believe it’s only been about two weeks since he took office—many of you undoubtedly forgot your city or state even exist.
Shortly thereafter, Board of Education member Michael Garanzini talked about trimming the school year. Apparently, the district is still broke, even with the backdoor pay cuts.
The Madigan-Rauner fight goes back to January 2015, when the governor roared into office determined to force Democratic legislators to pass union-busting legislation that would effectively dismantle collective bargaining rights in Illinois.
“These problems aren’t new,” he said. “They’ve been building up for many years.” The next day, Lisa Madigan filed her motion to block workers from being paid until the state had passed a budget.
Predictably, Rauner was incensed by Madigan’s suit, accusing Lisa of colluding with her daddy to force his hand. For their part, both Madigans swear up and down that they aren’t in cahoots.
