Listen to State Week - April 24, 2015

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Brian Mackey,

Bill Wheelhouse, Jamey Dunn-Thomason, Charles N. Wheeler III

Published April 24, 2015 at 3:16 PM CDT

This week, the Illinois legislature worked to restore some of Governor Rauner's social service cuts and convened a oversight committee to examine the reasoning behind them. Meanwhile, Governor Rauner continued his efforts to eliminate public sector "fair share" union dues. Also, a bill decriminalizing possession of certain amounts of marijuana moves from the House to the Senate. Jamey Dunn of Illinois Issues magazine joins the panel discussion.

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Brian Mackey

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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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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Jamey Dunn-Thomason

Springfield

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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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