Fair Economy Illinois Responds to Governor Rauner’s Inaugural Speech

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2015. Today, Bruce Rauner begins his tenure as governor of Illinois. In his very first speech as governor of our state, Governor Rauner made it clear that business interests will be his main priority. He made no indication of his plans to generate the revenue our state desperately needs.

He criticized Illinois for having “high taxes and high regulation.” “With two-thirds of corporations paying NO corporate income tax to our state, big business…