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Listen to State Week - April 17, 2015

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Brian Mackey,
Amanda Vinicky, Bill Wheelhouse, Charles N. Wheeler III
Published April 17, 2015 at 2:21 PM CDT
Bruce Rauner
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This week's discussion includes the fallout over Governor Bruce Rauner's cuts to social services and House Speaker Michael Madigan's new budget oversight panel.  Paris Schutz, political reporter for WTTW's "Chicago Tonight" joins us for the program.
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Michael MadiganBruce Raunersocial servicesIllinois budget
Brian Mackey
Brian Mackey hosts The 21st Show and formerly reported on state government.
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Amanda Vinicky
Amanda Vinicky moved to Chicago Tonight on WTTW-TV PBS in 2017.
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Bill Wheelhouse
Bill is a former general manager, economy reporter, Harvest correspondent and Statehouse Bureau Chief for NPR Illinois. He has won several awards including the Associated Press Best Investigative Reporter.
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Charles N. Wheeler III
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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