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Pensions - WUIS Special Coverage

Below are the latest stories on the pension issue in Illinois.

Interview: State Senator Andy Manar

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Sean Crawford

Published October 10, 2013 at 8:51 AM CDT

State Senator Andy Manar (D - Bunker Hill) is in his first term serving the 48th District. It stretches from Springfield and Decatur south into Madison County.

Before he was elected, Manar spent time as Chief of Staff to Senate President John Cullerton and served as Chairman of the Macoupin County Board.

Manar sat down with WUIS' Sean Crawford to talk about some of the issues facing state government, including public pensions, tax incentives for ADM, education funding and how he was considered as a possible running mate to former gubernatorial candidate Bill Daley: