Gov. Rauner blows up former Gov Pat "Cry-Baby" Quinn's landmines — rescinds executive orders

In one fell swoop, Gov. Bruce Rauner reversed eight 11th-hour executive orders signed by outgoing Gov. Pat Quinn, declaring they were not in the best interest of Illinois residents.

That includes an executive order that called for Rauner to release all of his tax information as well as one that increased the minimum wage for state contracts from $8.25 an hour to $10 an hour. Both of the issues were sticking points in a bruising campaign between the two men in 2014.

“It is clear that too many of Pat Quinn’s actions during his final weeks in office were in an effort to settle political scores and not wholly aimed at serving the public’s interest,” said governor spokesman Lance Trover.

Trover added that the administration would consider reimplementing the orders on a case by case basis.