Illinois Lawmakers (Season 40, Episode 08: New Budget Projections and Committee Chairman Removal)

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May 17, 2025 • 29 mins

As state lawmakers head towards their May 31 adjournment, House leaders sit down to discuss crafting a budget in a tight fiscal year. Meanwhile, a Democratic lawmaker has been removed from his committee chairmanship with only two weeks left of the session. Hosted by Jak Tichenor.

GUESTS:
Peter Hancock, Statehouse Reporter, Capitol News Illinois
Emanuel “Chris” Welch (D-Hillside), House Speaker
Tony McCombie (R-Savanna), House Minority Leader

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“Illinois Lawmakers” is the longest-running television series offering continuing coverage of the Illinois General Assembly. Now in its 40th year of production, the series has found a new home with Capitol News Illinois. Learn more at capitolnewsillinois.com. Capitol News Illinois is a program of the Illinois Press Foundation.

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