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Rauner On Special Election: "I Think They Made A Bad Decision"

Jenna Dooley
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Illinois Governor-elect Bruce Rauner kicked off a statewide tour Friday in Byron. He told reporters he was disappointed with the legislature's decision this week to approve a special election in 2016 to replace late Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka.

Rauner says he would have preferred a constitutional amendment.

"I think they made a bad decision. I don't support it, but that's not one I want to really spend time fighting about. I want to focus on the priorities that really impact families," Rauner said.

Rauner will continue to meet with supporters this weekend ahead of Monday's inauguration.

 

Jenna Dooley has spent her professional career in public radio. She is a graduate of Northern Illinois University and the Public Affairs Reporting Program at the University of Illinois - Springfield. She returned to Northern Public Radio in DeKalb after several years hosting Morning Edition at WUIS-FM in Springfield. She is a former "Newsfinder of the Year" from the Illinois Associated Press and recipient of NIU's Donald R. Grubb Journalism Alumni Award. She is an active member of the Illinois News Broadcasters Association and an adjunct instructor at NIU.
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