Gov. Bruce Rauner says a partial state government shutdown is worth the pain if it brings fundamental change to business and politics in Illinois.
“Change is hard. This was always going to be hard, but we need to have change. If all we do is keep the status quo, and if all we do is just raise taxes to cover up the status quo, we’ll continue in our long-term, slow decline.”
The people of Illinois deserve better than that. We can do better than that. -IL Gov. Bruce Rauner
Rauner insists on changes he says will make it cheaper to do business and to free politics from corruption before agreeing with the Democratic-controlled legislature. Democrats say it's more important to have a budget in place so state services aren't interrupted.
The Illinois House on Tuesday plans to hear testimony from agency officials about preparations for a disruption in state services because of the budget impasse.
