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Listen to State Week - May 8, 2015

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Brian Mackey,

Amanda Vinicky, Jamey Dunn-Thomason, Charles N. Wheeler III

Published May 8, 2015 at 2:34 PM CDT

Brian Mackey

NPR Illinois

This week, the Illinois Supreme Court struck down the 2013 pension legislation that would have cut retirement benefits for state wokers. Meanwhile, the House began debating the governor’s "Turnaround Agenda." And Governor Rauner personally addressed the Chicago City Council. Illinois Issues Executive Editor Jamey Dunn 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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Amanda Vinicky

Amanda Vinicky moved to Chicago Tonight on WTTW-TV PBS in 2017.

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Jamey Dunn-Thomason

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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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