State Week: Gov & Dems Bicker on Budget

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Brian Mackey,

Amanda Vinicky, Bill Wheelhouse, Charles N. Wheeler III

Published May 22, 2015 at 4:11 PM CDT

Brian Mackey

NPR Illinois

As the May 31st deadline for passing a new budget looms, Governor Rauner and the Legislature continue to bicker. John O'Connor of the Associated Press joins the panel this week.

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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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