Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner doesn’t appear to have high hopes for his next meeting with Democratic leadership.
As Illinois enters its fifth month without a budget, Gov. Rauner and his political opponents have agreed to meet in public in the coming weeks. There, Rauner says they’ll talk about his priorities, which may include limits on collective bargaining, along with raising taxes and how much the state government spends.
All of those topics have been non-starters. That’s why Rauner told reporters he thinks the meeting is more for show, than to come up with a deal.
“It’s more for, you know, your benefit than it is for real compromise ‘cause compromising in front of a television camera tends not to be what people do,” Rauner said.
Despite the rivalry and the stress after five months of no movement - Rauner says he and Democrats still have cordial conversations.
