Governor Rauner (R-IL) says he can hold as many secret meetings on public time as he wants

[KamaAina]

http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2015/07/20/governor-rauner-says-he-can-hold-as-many-secret-meetings-on-public-time-as-he-wants

Governor Bruce Rauner believes he can hold secret meetings on public property.

He also maintains that taxpayers have no right to know who he's consulted, even long after the conferences are over and policies have been enacted as a result.

A lawyer for Rauner staked out those positions in a letter last week to the office of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan.

It was submitted as part of a battle with the Reader over whether copies of the governor's past calendar and meeting schedule should be released to the public. I requested the records in May under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, but Christina McClernon, an assistant general counsel for Rauner, says he has the right to keep them private.

[randys1]

1. I like the honest ones who tell you they HATE you and they have no intention

of ever doing anything for you.

If you havent figured out yet that the REpub/Teaparty exists solely to cause death and misery, well you REALLY arent paying attention

[msongs]

4. yes that's refreshing...sort of lol nt

[Orrex]

2. Probably had his guts in a twist about Clinton's email server

[truebrit71]

3. Fuck Rauner

[Gidney N Cloyd]

5. Wait'll he tries that shit on the Trib or Sun-Times...

Fun to see if they stay bought.