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State Week: Rauner Cleans House

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Gov. Bruce Rauner is replacing several top aides with employees of the Illinois Policy Institute, a libertarian-conservative advocacy organization. It comes days after a bipartisan group of legislators ended Illinois' two-year budget impasse by overriding Rauner's veto. 

Sean Crawford hosts with regular panelist Brian Mackey and guests Greg Hinz of Crain's Chicago Business and Chris Mooney of the Institute of Government & Public Affairs at the University of Illinois.

Brian Mackey hosts The 21st Show and formerly reported on state government.
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