“The governor’s assessment is woefully lacking in the historical context that explains a financial crisis decades in the making and one for which Democrats and Republicans alike share blame. With Illinois trending ever more blue, it’s easy to forget — as Rauner may have — that Republicans held unbroken control of the governor’s mansion from 1977 to 2003, during which time experts began sounding warnings about the state’s fiscal health.”
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