Madigan rejects executive budget-cutting power

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – House Speaker Michael Madigan has rejected Gov. Bruce Rauner’s idea to give the Republican executive sole budget-cutting authority. The Chicago Democrat says Rauner’s conservative agenda is too “extreme” to trust him with that power. Lawmakers gave similar authority in the past to former Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn. Madigan favors Rauner’s idea…