Gov. Rauner to Deliver State of the State Wednesday

IL is embarking on a comprehensive new effort to modernize its IT infrastructure, and the state is consolidating all of its IT operations under a new cabinet-level agency to lead the charge.

“I don’t know what the tipping point is”, said Emily Miller, who has advocated for social service agencies and other organizations at the Capitol for a decade. The tactics on both sides are those now common in Washington — using showdowns and shutdowns rather than compromises to achieve political goals. Rauner says the current structure makes the state vulnerable to cyber-attacks.

“The key to success in everything in life is persistence, and I am an extraordinarily persistent person”, Rauner said Monday.

I think it’s time for the Democrats to pass their previous budget again, but this time with the tax increases necessary to fund the $4 billion deficit that the previous budget had. Rauner also said he will lay out his game plan for the next 12 months.

Like what you see here from Reboot Illinois? That’s promoted chatter that the siege could last beyond November.

Even without a budget, the state has continued to operate – and spend – because of court orders to keep some essential services running.

Thousands of seniors don’t have meals, hundreds of families don’t have funding for autism, And that’s just a few of the social service programs being cut. Rauner wants to give local governments more control over union laborers’ pay and conditions.

The Rauner administration did not respond to Ward Room’s request for comment. Rauner’s office announced Hoffman’s appointment Friday.