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CapitolView is produced when the Illinois General Assembly is in session. CapitolView is a weekly half hour review of politics and current events by some of the region's top journalists.00000179-2419-d250-a579-e41d38bb0000Stream past episode below or catch new episodes on Network Knowledge PBS Fridays at 7:30 PM.

Shutdown Claims Illinois State Museum - CapitolView

Host Bernard Schoenburg (The State Journal-Register) and guests Brian Mackey (Illinois Public Radio) and Bruce Rushton (Illinois Times) discuss the consequences of the ongoing budget impasse and shutdown of state government. Topics include the closing of the Illinois State Museum in Springfield and cost saving measures taken by Secretary of State Jesse White.

CapitolView is a production of WSEC-TV/PBS Springfield, Network Knowledge.

Brian Mackey formerly reported on state government and politics for NPR Illinois and a dozen other public radio stations across the state. Before that, he was A&E editor at The State Journal-Register and Statehouse bureau chief for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
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