This has got some serious stink on it--------(GOP Illinois) Gov.-elect Rauner, allies back agenda with $20 million

New meaning to "pay to play"
"Pay to get played"
Gov.-elect Rauner, allies back agenda with $20 million - Chicago Tribune: "
Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner and two key allies pumped $20 million into the Republican's campaign fund Wednesday to buttress lawmakers who follow the new chief executive's as-yet unstated agenda after he takes office in mid-January.
The move is an unprecedented use of personal wealth by an Illinois governor but follows a pattern for Rauner, who as a first-time candidate provided more than $27.5 million in personal funds for his successful 2014 campaign out of a record-setting $67.1 million fund..."