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Charles N. Wheeler III
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Charles N. Wheeler III is the director of the Public Affairs Reporting Program at the University of Illinois Springfield.

Death of Millionaire Tax - CapitolView

Host Jamey Dunn and guests Charlie Wheeler (UIS) and Patrick Yeagle (IL Times) discuss two constitutional amendments headed for the ballot: voting rights & victim rights, the death of Madigan's millionaire tax, Senator Manar's school funding proposal, and Rauner and his run in with Bill.

http://youtu.be/lnsGJCfnZro?list=PLCE16B8B8A6C687C1

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

The former director of the Public Affairs Reporting (PAR) graduate program is Professor Charles N. Wheeler III, a veteran newsman who came to the University of Illinois at Springfield following a 24-year career at the Chicago Sun-Times.
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