Rauner Visits Mount Vernon to Push for Increased K-12 Funding

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner paid a visit to city and state leaders, teachers and students at  Mount Vernon Township High School on Friday.  While acknowledging that ". . .it's a tragedy that we don't have a budget in Illinois" Rauner says he wants to increase spending for K through 12 Education in the state.  The Governor says that the money for the increased education spending is  already in Springfield,  and all lawmakers need to do is to  re-structure several spending practices  to free up the money.