After Governor Rauner addressed the Chicago City Council, he was asked, "give me an example of what Chicago wants and what Illinois needs."
The governor answered in part:
"Well in terms of what Illinois needs, I have been clear for two and a half years. We need local control, voter empowerment, pro-growth regulations and an overhaul of the government, empowering local voters and taxpayers to get more control of government costs, and that's laid out crystal clear within our turnaround agenda. That's what we need, and I've said that consistently."
To be clear, the governor's top priorities are listed below:
· Term limits
· Property tax freeze
· Allow local control of ability to create employee empowerment zones
· Allow local control of contracting and bargaining in schools and local governments
· Allow local control of competitive bidding on taxpayer-funded construction projects
· Pension reform
· Worker's compensation/tort/unemployment insurance reform
· Ethics reform/end conflicts of interest in government
The detailed Turnaround Agenda is available at the following link: http://www2.illinois.gov/gov/
