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Title: A Turnaround Or A Turn Aground
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Publication Year: 2015
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Abstract: On January 12, 2015, Bruce Rauner was sworn into office as the 42nd Governor of Illinois. After nearly a month of traveling the state and laying out his agenda, Governor Rauner delivered his first State of the State address on February 4, 2015. His ambitious policy agenda aims to fix Illinois fiscal crisis mainly through a constitutional amendment on public sector pensions, changes to the states tax code, and adjustments to the states labor laws including banning political contributions from certain labor unions and implementing local right-to-work laws which reduce the power of unions. What is the rationale behind Rauners first-year agenda? Would his proposals, if enacted, accomplish his goal of making Illinois a competitive and compassionate state? Are his policy proposals supported by evidence and fact? This Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI) Policy Brief investigates Rauners most important proposals and fact-checks the Governors claims. This fact check paraphrases claims that Governor Rauner has made in his first month of office, specifically in Rauners first State of the State address and in a presentation that he has been giving called The Illinois Turnaround. Claims are evaluated and then assigned both a verdict and an explanation. The three verdicts used by ILEPI are: 1.) True 2.) Only Half True, and 3.) False. Accompanying each verdict is one of the following explanations: 1. Incorrect Data which could include bad datasets or sources with discredited or poor methodology; 2. Incomplete Story which could include data provided without context or misleading information; and 3. Ideological Misconception which include politically-motivated claims without factual information.
Url: http://illinoisepi.org/countrysidenonprofit/wp-content/themes/12/docs/rauner-fact-check.pdf
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Authors: Manzo, Frank
Publisher: Illinois Economic Policy Institute
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