State Week: Budget Passed, ERA Ratified, Abuse Alleged

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Brian Mackey

Published June 1, 2018 at 5:34 PM CDT

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Sen. Andy Manar presents the FY19 budget at a Senate Appropriations Committee.

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House Republican Leader Jim Durkin speaks to colleagues before the Illinois House overwhelmingly approved a new budget for Illinois state government. It's the first bipartisan spending plan in years.

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State Rep. Lou Lang and Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie watch the roll call verification as the Illinois House ratifies the ERA. Currie is one of a handful of legislators who was serving when the ERA was first an issue in Illinois.

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Rep. Lou Lang denied allegations of inappropriate behavior during a Statehouse news conference.

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A busy week in Springfield as the Illinois General Assembly approves a budget, the House ratifies the ERA, and a leading Democrat is accused of inappropriate behavior.

Brian Mackey hosts with regular panelists Charlie Wheeler and Daisy Contreras, their NPR Illinois colleague Rachel Otwell, and guest Hannah Meisel, a freelance writer who most recently contributed to Capitol Fax.