Governor Pat Quinn

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Right before leaving the governorship Pat Quinn had quietly issued three executive orders on the minimum wage, tax returns and making data more publicly available.

Quinn hit newly-sworn in Gov. Bruce Rauner on those exact issues during the bruising campaign.

Quinn’s office didn’t publicly announce the orders Monday and staff members had already left their jobs by the time Rauner took office. They were posted online later in the day.

One order requires state vendors and subcontractors to pay a $10 minimum wage, which is higher than the state’s $8.25 rate. Another requires governors to make income tax returns public on or before May 1 each year. The third requires the state to make data from agencies publicly available through an online portal.

Rauner’s spokesman didn’t immediately have a response.
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