Live from the Illinois Statehouse: Previewing the State of the State and budget address
![Chris Welch (left) and Tony McCombie are the speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois House minority leader, respectively.](/images/uploads/_large/Welch-McCombie_21st.jpg)
Chris Welch (left) and Tony McCombie are the speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois House minority leader, respectively.
Today on The 21st, we spent the hour discussing what to expect from the governor's State of the State address, as well as hearing from legislative leaders to get their perspectives on the coming term.
GUESTS:
Speaker Chris Welch
D-Hillside | Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives
Leader Tony McCombie
R-Savanna | Illinois House of Representatives Minority Leader
Amanda Kass, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Public Service, DePaul University
David Merriman
James J. Stukel Presidential Professor, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago | Co-Lead, Fiscal and Economic Policy Working Group, Institute of Government and Public Affairs
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