Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Thursday, December 8, 2016.
Governor Rauner signs legislation to keep two Illinois nuclear plants open
Governor Bruce Rauner signed legislation Wednesday that will keep two Illinois nuclear plants in Clinton and the Quad Cities open by “providing billions of dollars in subsidies to Exelon,” according to the Associated Press. “I was unwilling to gamble with these communities, gamble with thousands of good-paying jobs, and gamble with our energy future,” the governor said in a statement. “While this legislation isn’t perfect, it allows us to protect jobs, ratepayers and taxpayers.” [Associated Press via Sun-Times]
