Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Thursday, July 13, 2017.
Rauner fires staff members, possibly signaling a hard shift to the right
Governor Bruce Rauner, fresh off of a defeat in the state budget battle, has fired several staff members this week, including his chief of staff, deputy chief of staff, and his spokesperson, according to Politico. He then replaced both chief and deputy chief with with staffers from a conservative think tank, the Illinois Policy Institute. The sudden changes could signal a more conservative shift as Rauner faces a tough reelection battle in 2018, according to the site. [Politico]
