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State Week: More Meetings, Less Progress?

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Brian Mackey,
Amanda Vinicky, Charles N. Wheeler III
Published November 18, 2016 at 1:29 PM CST
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NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS

Democratic leaders met for the the first time in months. Judging from their diverging responses, you might wonder if they were actually in the same room. Meanwhile AFSCME members rallied after getting bad news from the state labor board.

Brian Mackey hosts with regular panelists Charlie Wheeler and Amanda Vinicky, and guest Monique Garcia of the Chicago Tribune.
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AFSCMEJohn CullertonMichael MadiganJim DurkinBruce RaunerChristine Radognoelection 2016strikeimpasseIllinois Labor Relations BoardIllinois budget FY2017
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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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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