Showing posts with label Gov. Bruce Rauner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gov. Bruce Rauner. Show all posts

March 3, 2015

Koch Mandates to Cut Education Spending Spread Like a Cancer

Koch Mandates to Cut Education Spending Spread Like a Cancer

"The Koch brothers' philosophy of the consolidation of wealth by the few is spreading like a cancer. Just look at how their hand-picked governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker - who received massive financial backing from the Kochs - is now being touted in the corporate media as a Republican contender for president in 2016.

Walker, who never graduated from college (leaving Marquette University in Milwaukee for mysterious reasons), has mercilessly attacked education in Wisconsin - starting with the teachers unions and recently extending to the University of Wisconsin."

February 14, 2015

Bruce Rauner Inaugurates War on Working Families

Bruce Rauner Inaugurates War on Working Families

"Billionaire financier and new Republican Illinois Governor, Bruce Rauner, who already raised eyebrows by calling for lowering the state’s minimum wage during his campaign, continued his war on working families this week with a move straight out of the ALEC playbook."