Governor Bruce Rauner has been traveling the state to promote his so-called "Turnaround Agenda." But don't expect the General Assembly to act on it right away.
It calls for sweeping changes to unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, limits on where lawsuits can be filed, and the creation of right-to-work zones. It's a huge agenda. But so far, it hasn't been introduced in a way that legislators can debate or vote on.
Gov. Bruce Rauner says bills are ready.
"We will introduce those when the leaders say we should introduce 'em."
But here's one of the legislative leaders, Senate President John Cullerton.
"We haven't seen any language. We haven’t seen any bills of any of his other Turnaround proposals."
It may seem like a technicality, or inside baseball. But without actual bills, the legislature can't take any action. And Rauner says he won't contemplate a tax hike, or reverse course on his proposed budget cuts, until his Turnaround package is passed.
