SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner says he’s taken steps to improve Illinois during his first year in office, but the job “is nowhere near complete.”
Tuesday will mark one year since the Republican businessman’s inauguration. Since then, Rauner and Democratic leaders have been unable to agree on a state budget or other major issues such as how to eliminate Illinois’ $111 billion unfunded pension liability.
In a guest column in Sunday’s (Springfield) State Journal-Register, the Republican pinned the blame for the gridlock on Democrats who control the Legislature.
Democrats say they won’t cave to some of Rauner’s demands because it would hurt the middle class.
In his column, Rauner says his administration’s biggest accomplishments include increasing money for elementary and secondary education and making state government more efficient.
