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STRINGS.

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COM ED POWERING LIVES.

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>>> THE ILLINOIS GENERAL

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ASSEMBLY IS WRAPPING UP ITS

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FINAL VETO SESSION.

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THE STATE'S MINIMUM WAGE AND

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ACCESS TO STATE'S RECORDS A THAN

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I WILL ILLINOIS'S FINANCIAL HELP

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IS UNDER DISCUSSION.

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AMANDA, THANK YOU FOR JOINING

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US.

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A NEW STATEMENT OF MINIMUM WAGE

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BILL MAY BE VOTED ON THE HOUSE

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TOMORROW THAN WOULD HAVE THE

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STATE MINIMUM WAGE JUMPING TO $9

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IN JULY AND $LEV BY 2019.

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WHAT IS THE CHANCE OF IT

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PASSING?

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WHAT ARE YOU HEARING?

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>> IT IS VERY MUCH INFLUX AND I

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CAME FROM A MEETING WITH THE

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SENATE SPONSOR OF THAT, WHO SAYS

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SHE'S IN THE MIDST OF

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NEGOTIATION.

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IT DOES INCLUDE OTHER CHANGES IN

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PRIOR MEASURES, FOR EXAMPLE, A

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BUSINESS TAX INCENTIVE, WE ARE

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LEARNING WHAT THAT WOULD BE,

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APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING FOR

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SMALL BUSINESSES, WITH 50

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EMPLOYEES OR LESS TO MAKE IT A

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BIT EASIER FOR THEM TO HANDLE

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THIS INCREASE AND OBVIOUSLY

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CHICAGO HAS INCREASED ITS

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MINIMUM WAGE, THE STATE WOULD

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SAY OKAY, YOU CAN DO THAT BUT

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ONLY UP TO $13.

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IT IS VERY MUCH IN THE WORKS.

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>> BRUCE RAUNER WAS IN

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SPRINGFIELD TODAY.

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AND HE ONCE AGAIN SAID THAT

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THINGS WERE A BIGGER MESS THAN

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HE THOUGHT.

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>> I THOUGHT ABOUT A FEW BILLS,

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AND USED IT TO KEEP SPENDING

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HIGH AND ALLOCATED EXPENSES FROM

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LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR AND USED

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THE MONEY TO PAY EXPENSES.

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FUND AMOUNTALLY DISHONEST AND IT

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LOOKS LIKE THIS YEAR'S

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EXPERIENCES ARE LOWER, WHEN NEAR

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NOT.

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>> DID HE GIVE ANY DETAILS ON

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HOW TO FIX THINGS?

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>> DETAILS ON HOW HE WOULD FIX

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THINGS.

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IN MY EYES BRUCE RAUNER SETTING

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UP THE GROUND WORK FOR WHAT IS

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TO COME.

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WHATEVER SORT OF PAIN IS ON THE

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WAY WHEN HE TAKES OVER, REVENUE

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UNKRES, PROBABLY A MIX OF BOTH,

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WE WILL HEAR IT FROM HIM.

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I DID HAVE TO CHUCKLE WHEN HE

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TALKED ABOUT DISHONEST

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POLITICIANS BECAUSE ON THE

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CAMPAIGN TRAIL HE WAS MAYBE LESS

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THAN UP FRONT THAN A LOT OF

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PEOPLE WANTED HIM TO BE.

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EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT ILLINOIS IS

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IN FINANCIAL MESS.

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HE MAY IN THE KNOW HOW BAD IT IS

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BUT WE KNEW IT WOULD BE BAD.

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HE MADE A HECK OF A LOT OF

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PROMISES TO INCREASE SPENDING

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AND ROLLING BACK TAXES.

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>> YOU SAID ROLLING BACK TAXES,

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HE IS STILL WILLING TO LET THE

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TEMPORARY INCOME TAX GO DOWN IN

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JANUARY?

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IS THAT RIGHT?

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>> IT APPEARS SO.

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WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HE WILL

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PRESENT WHEN HE GIVES HIS BUDGET

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ADDRESS AND WE ARE 80 DAYS AWAY

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FROM THAT.

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HE DOESN'T WANT THE CURRENT

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO DEAL WITH IT

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AND THERE IS NO INCLINATION THEY

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ARE DOING TO.

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I DON'T THINK WE CAN EXPECT THAT

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TO HAPPEN.

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HE WILL ALLOW A TEMPORARY

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INCREASE AFTER JANUARY, ABOVE

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THAT 3.75%, THAT MAY BE LIKELY.

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I THINK THE COMMENTS SHOWS HE IS

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THINKING OF SOMETHING ON THOSE

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LINES.

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>> THERE IS AN AMENDMENT THAT

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WOULD DECREASE TRANSPARENTCY IN

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STATE GOVERNMENT.

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TELL US WHAT THAT'S ABOUT?

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>> THE END OF THE VETO SESSION

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AND PEOPLE AREN'T PAYING

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ATTENTION AND YOU HAVE THINGS

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INTRODUCED, OVER THE

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THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, THAT

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CAUGHT PEOPLE OFFGUARD.

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PETITIONS IT IS COMPLICATED HOW

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IT WORKS BUT WHAT HE SAID WAS

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THAT, CRITICS SAY IT WILL HAM

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HAMPER ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT

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DOCUMENTS.

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IF A PUBLIC OFFICIAL IS SPEAKING

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IN PUBLIC AND MENTIONS, THERE IS

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A REPORT THAT I RELIED ON, AND

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IT WOULD LIMIT WHAT MEMBERS OF

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THE PUBLIC, OR JOURNALISTS COULD

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SEE WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT

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THERE.

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AND THERE ARE, THERE IS THE

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THOUGHT IT WOULD BE HARDER FOR

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PEOPLE TO TRY AND GET DOCUMENTS

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THAT ARE LEGALLY WITHHELD

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BECAUSE IT IS TOUGHER TO RECOUP

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THEIR ATTORNEY'S FEES.

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>> WHAT IF MIKE MADIGAN IS

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BEHIND THIS, WHAT IS THE

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MOTIVATION, WHAT PROBLEM IS THIS

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TRYING TO SOLVE?

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>> ACTUALLY HE SAYS THAT IT IS

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AN INITIATIVE OF SENATE

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PRESIDENT JOHN PECULIARERTON AND

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YOU HAVE HIGH POWERED AT PLAY

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HERE.

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THE SENATE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

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HASN'T TALKED MUCH ABOUT IT BUT

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IT APPEARS THEY THINK WHEN

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ILLINOIS DID THIS BIG REWRITE OF

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THIS LAW IN 2009 IT IS NOT BEING

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FOLLOWED AS INTENDED.

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WHAT INDIVIDUALS LIKE ATTORNEY

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GENERAL AND BETTER GOVERNMENT

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ASSOCIATION AND ILLINOIS PRESS A

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RACIAL SAYS NO WE HAVE COURT

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PRECEDENTS AND THIS IS ABOUT

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ILLINOIS TRYING TO BLOCK

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TRANSPARENTCY AT A TIME WHEN

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BILLS ARE GOING THROUGH REALLY

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QUICK BEFORE A NEW GENERAL

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ASSEMBLY COMES IN.

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WHAT ARE THE PROSPECTS FOR THIS

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TO PASS?

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>> IT IS REALLY SO UP IN THE AIR

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IT IS HARD TO MAKE THAT

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PREDICTION WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE

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LIKE PRESIDENT CULLERTON BEHIND

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A BILL, THEY CAN WORK THEIR

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MAGIC BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF

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NEGOTIATIONS THAT PLAY, INTO ONE

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OF SEVERAL BILLS THAT ARE

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WINDING THROUGH THE GENERAL A AS

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MANIBLY IN THE FINAL DAYS AND IT

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REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF THAT IS

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ONE THEY PUT PRIORITY ON.

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WE HAVE BEEN WARNED THIS IS THE

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START OF A FIRESTORM.

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IF NOT NOW, LOOK OUT

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NEGOTIATIONS THAT WILL BE

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FORTHCOMING JUST NEXT YEAR.

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>> WE TAKE NOTICE OF THAT.

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THANK YOU, AMANDA.