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for more than a decade and Democrats represent a champion Urbana hundred 3rd legislative district in Springfield

field last fall Naomi Jacobson now she would not run for a 7th Republican Kristen Wiig

Williamson sauna portunity day I’m proud to announce make an agency for State Representative

representative for Champaign Urbana Williamson’s running unopposed for the Republican

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domination unlike the Democrats in the race of them next week I’m Scott Cameron today

Renta de Cristian Williamson Georgia take your call if you have a question for the Canada

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9455 plus Tom Kasich and Brian Mackey return for political Roundtable

is focus after this news

good morning this is focus on w.i.l.l.i.a.m Scott Cameron sitting in Virginia

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going to two parts of conversations with the camera trying to represent Champaign Urbana 130 district

Springfield to see the Democratic Jackson to lock on for more than a decade she’s not

is not running for 7:30 a.m. To Democrats Urbana city council member Carolina Champaign attorneys

Sam Rosenberg hope you feel the holdup a Jacobson what’s up with the next Tuesday in the shower

today less than a month of March 18th primary Republican Kristen Williamson she’s running

running unopposed for her party’s nomination joint Assyrian Studio C thanks for coming

if you have a question for Christian Williamson about the issues affecting Champaign Urbana

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the state in general or about her campaign going to give us a call the numbers 800 222

29455 again at 802 to 2945

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I’m looking this is a chance to get to know you a little bit CA in running a pose with me

play campaign relatively speaking so far I’m here is Dennis somebody issues that for folks talk with you

is well on the primary what’s the sum of the measures of when we start with

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the cost of a college education you have talked about your own experiences

the going to Parkland, you’re my working very hard to get to the point

the cost of college continue to climb state funding especially Illinois is not what

not what it used to be to put it lightly if a college degree remains

a primary pastor good paint job how do you keep an open to those

does the counter for to graduate with 10000 dollars into absolutely no one mile

when my reasons for running is to protect higher education like in Hershey

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here banner about 12 years ago the opportunity that I found your education is what

what changed my life growing up in Effingham when I was in high school my family is going through a hard time

and I left high school number of 17 and I was working pretty Factory in from Effingham GA

Champaign Urbana with your via Park Lane in all the culture that was happy new year wishes

seems like this vessel copper 2 AT&T I knew if I could just get here

I would have a real shot at making my life into what I wanted it to be so I made a plane

how to plan I knew that my goal is to get to Champaign Urbana to get to Parkland College in what I sound here for

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here for the instructors and the community with everything I thought it would be my education

Keyshia near prepare me to be able to transfer to the University of Illinois because of their support

support the head of the colleges antique media the will to do that while working full time

Andrew in raising young son on my own in the cost of education weather your

young person coming here straight out of high school support for your family or if your eye

MLP season workers return education after layoff for a change in your job

your job field incredibly incredibly County I know I left the US

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do you even with having a park in college education with a significant amount

I’ll be paid for rest of my life so as a representative for the community

my number one focus will be advocating for the University of Illinois in Parkland College to make sure that

sure that we are meeting the funding levels promises to university and college answer

define pathways to make education more formal from students not in dish into being

to be able to lower tuition rates one of the first build I would look at a cheap in road

federal tax lien initiated bill in the Senate a while ago and houses for sale

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introduce will be a bill that would require the state map grants be used

used at Publix non profit universities today you can you state grant

Matt money for profit colleges and universities and that money

intern going to investors if we can bring that money back to places like parking

Park in college and university without a return 25 million dollars a year I believe that this year

if your 17 million steps to bring back for Illinois students be able to use your love Glee

you can let him to the bus going to ask a question what is a lot of federal

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federal funding dollar loan sings like that and what is the state role

what, state do to help people get those opportunities not coming out

Massa de um really had me going for a long time

long time I think that the states will more so than anything is making sure that we keep public

public universities affordable fight for selling are finding out locations in a thing for us to be

how to be able to do that we also have to put a strong focus on our job economy to make sure that got away

Natalie Illinois tune for the graduate. You like in going out to work for budget

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500 thousand plus unemployed Illinois ants can have a job with your contribute

QR tax basis for the Wii can support our public universities

speaking Johns in the economy on my son is a period Center Nelson

Nelson Mandela released last month show that since 2000

the middle class has a cold in your trunk in size so backward

backward income and wealth and shed some but not all this characteristic faith in the future

um how have you seen affecting people in champaign-urbana and what do you think

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what you think is the state room changing a trend will i buy food first

firsthand from Residence Inn Champaign Urbana about their struggles to find employment ur job

economedes change the great deal and its people having to look at your return back

Green back to college easier to your for your job skills training much more

much more available to people don’t necessarily have the 2 or 4 years a vailable to get back

get back into the workforce in every family I think we can start working through much more public private

private private partnerships in with trade associations to be able to make job skills training

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more readily available for workers today can getting into the workforce for the state role

troll Indianapolis change that stay wide of a lot of work to do in

in order to inject confidence in certainty ensure States financial climate

leadership climate that we can make Illinois a place where job creators

are there already operating the one I want to expand and contract a lot of that new business

the M  the Congressional Budget Office report

the raising the minimum wage 1010 hour would lead to the loss of half a million

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jobs with also lift the side nearly a million workers on a property

how do you support a minimum wage you know I look at that same study and ice

I can say first hand from your being a working mother who work in low income jobs whenever we were

we were trying to get our Sumter school and I know the job at you

7 dollars an hour or a job at 10 dollars an hour is it necessarily going to a picture

put yourself in a pass to get out of there out of that financial situation my focus

this would be on creating more living wage jobs here in Illinois that people can’t

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not only just get by start planning for the future that study for the CBO

yo kind of shows it a minimum wage increase while we all have a sinkhole

alleviating poverty and putting people that have to prosperity is the Chick fil A reports

basically what we would be doing is taking money from one group of low income employees

please work currently working now in reading Erin come a little bit but we could be

could be taking jobs away from another pull all together and we see a lot of studies that show

what show did different types of life changes in riverCity that can affect people from death

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towards a job lot is one of the most significant life changes

different people to overcome in for the long term effects couldn’t vote for a measure that could take

take that many jobs away from people you know what I think the minimum wage

increase with impacted Morso in Illinois just because businesses are have

are having a hard time expanding growing in because people are having a hard time finding work now

what we need to do if you live in reading report about all the skilled labor

labor jobs are available out there but we don’t have enough people ready to sell them

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tell them I would like for us to focus on ways that we can make the skills training more available

Mobile to people who are currently in lower weight division 2 week help put them on to a path

TBT higher wage earners you would not supported

which of these to 1010 an hour this point you mentioned as you would focus more

more on Creedmoor Johnson provide a living wage how do you if not through a letter

legislative process how do you do that I think it’s about changing our physical climate

Illinois to be able to attract does higher wage job right now we seem to have a gap

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gap to wear where you know attracting a higher learning jobs that require people to have

how much more advanced degrees or wear a tracking cause lower wage job

jobs we need to be able to focus on those little lady with shoplifting help strengthen and grow are middle class

and I know I think there’s many many pieces that when I think we need strong leadership

leadership the top selling the gender of how we get only the schoolhouse back in order

I sing it we need to start focusing on things like you know

email to set predictable tax rates for corporations in small businesses so they can start

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are playing for investment jobs infrastructure in the state of Illinois income tax

that’s what we talked about earlier is education education weather someone thinking

Hannibal for them today if we can make that reality possible for them

we can put people on a path to success Ave Whittier CA

a lot of other things to talk about in educational things including as

text conversations spending how to pay for all these things on we’re talking with Kristen Wiig

Williamson Republic counting for State Representative 103rd Street director public relations

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planning consultants and the universe Illinois College graduate now you’re in town

if you have a question for her number is 1 800 22 29455

find Casa Rita’s by email addresses will def talk and Illinois .edu

Twitter Matt focus 580 on soup

just to be with you when you have spoken quite about your own personal story in which

what’s be prepared to run for office I’m York and running for a public office

what we have learned a little bit of your status on the issues here in just a few minutes

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what do you want to know about you as a person in the selection

what are snow that means a person is that I’m someone who I am very deeply

Baltimore community my goal as both a representative and numbers

community is to get to know if many people possible to make sure that I understand what im packing up directly

and how we can work together but at the community level and the legislative level in a state

whenever I forgot rate for University of Illinois I decided that I wanted to me to life here for

for our family and start getting back investing into the community high today I survey

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Admirals to help get to do that I serve on the board of directors of the dawn where poison

Boys and Girls Club I’m crawling up pointy to the Willard Airport task force

and I’ve had a role in politics local issues from the past decade

Dell XFR s credible accessible I’m someone who I can work

work with people different diverse background from different parties and I believe in

order for us to be able to move the ball forward to get our state are community and Rec directions

section 8 needs to go do we have to claritin work together what time sore little less than a month

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from the primary pecan reply for absentee ballot

early voting start so early next week what’s a message

are you trying to send right now at Republican voters right now we’re really trying to reach out to Republicans

how can voters to let them know that we need them to be involved in the process

we’ve had everything Jacobson’s for 12 years

opportunity for us to know to relieve Springs new ideas to the table

we will need to be we need to be engaged Miley Cyrus talking

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what’s going on my community interstate you mentioned in MA Jacobson

Jacobson she has made passing a graduated progressive income taxes

the top priority here year in office you said that you a postgraduate

taxes around I want to believe is a graduated income tax would have the largest

effect on the middle class Illinois and I can’t I see that by looking at something

numbers that have been coming out of Springfield what is graduated tax increase with look like

and right now you’re free look at that are real tax rate is 3 percent right now

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elevated in the temporary income tax that right now anyone over me

$18,000 year would be subjected to a higher income tax families are making over 50

$56,000 year was 13 6 percent and in state income tax

income tax and I think that you know a progressive tax is always kind of sold out

we’re going to tax the rich guy on the hill with reality is there’s not enough

of those people to make up the difference what happens if we have to fight ratings

the scale on lower income earners your wifi with a 250000 people leaving

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the state of Illinois Justin the last year loan for us to make such a giraffe

drastic change in our inner structure for state tax code we need to be having a lot

give me some things we talked about to education spending on things like that

trying to increase a job opportunities in bring company of things going on the voice

Beavis actors right now the  amount of money coming is not match the amount of money going out

so how do you balance how do you how you

do you cut down on the spending more money coming

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coming out should I believe is the best way to replace revenue into ass

add your state income base is to be able to put more people into workforce

talk about some of the stuff so we need to take me to me only more attractive tattoo businesses

first and foremost after you that we have to support education lil sister

how to start a valuating programs to I do not support across the board tax cuts

im 22 RC budget I need to go through an image

the efficacy effectiveness of many of our program everything from Medicaid

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the quality of our school funding and I also think that im we need to start

start having leaders who can work across party lines

does the worst thing that we could do is do nothing

real conversations about how we can meet you know when we didn’t get the situation is

what is today overnight in the solutions not going to come in One Dell or in one turn

turn the reality is we need to start changing our political climate Springfields are working together

weather going to be in college to 800 222

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29455 go to a Michael from Urbana online 1

Michael go ahead run Focus  really enjoy this conversation

so far Kristen if you are elected take a note 2

what the Constitution of the State of Illinois om

and the question I have to ask is the Constitution protects

im pensions and benefits as a contract

are the state legislature and Governor Quinn has seen to Filey

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the constitutional clause how would you address

Michael thank you for your question I agree with you

whenever you get the last fall whenever they came back with Bill 1

kid reform that the public pensions I was very surprised that happen in

what happened to the manor the dead because I believe it was and Rec violation the public pension protection

action clauses in the Illinois Constitution does it benefit cannot be diminished

and I believe that the Constitution is an app killer Claus accident

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is an employment contract between the state and for the pensioner whenever they

everyday enter into an agreement and the fact that this patient Bill was rushed through without

out having all sides of the table is with benefits

benefits images on constitutionally New Orleans whenever we started working on pension reform

uniform the we are one public union coalition they came to the table and said we we want to

we want to help find a solution and a public unions were willing to make concessions even

even know the situation with the public pensions with no falta there yet

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yet again and the leaders were working on that build rather than continue

when with the original color candle Knoll over the holiday weekend came out and said

we’re going to move forward with the one that was rushed to run a matter of days my hope

hope is it that Illinois Supreme Court Rule that is unconstitutional and from the first day out

I’ll be there working with your local public employee unions to where we can

can find real public pension reform that is Constitution Michael thank you for the call

call I’m just a little bit what sort of pension over how would you like to see

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what would work your mind I think that what we have to do is go back to Sanibel 2

2404 and we need to make sure that the public employees are at the table

table no is it when you know I think that’s where have to start

I would not want to say exactly what we needed to overhaul without them having a voice

Mayra life would be a liaison between the state government in our public in place

please we have here in this district Moore state employees in any other districts in a state

and because we have to many public employees here all at areas of our local economy

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will be impacted by the change the pension system and I want to make sure that I Idabel there tab

tabby cat for District how to run a little bit the

what makes is enough said the education funding in the pensions that this over

this over Hollys dumb which some say didn’t go far enough in some cases would restaurant

structural deficit the state im still a lot of money in a lot of

lot of money going on leading to the stuff from here to state

can get much on the other side of that how do we take care of that either by cutting is better bring in the river

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the revenue for specific way and I would you address a time for us to be able to do

Ulta buildup in a Phillips in the deficit start painting ideas what we needed to do

to do is put a plan place to pay off debt to lower deficit

and you be able to return the temperate Act increased down to the promised rate

and I just don’t believe that something is going to happen overnight in even if it wont turn

can you speak to maybe we’re where would you start the process status receptor Jensen

what’s the first thing I think we need to plan for one I would love to scene

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a budget proposal from the other last week unfortunately he decided to wait until after the primary

primary so we don’t have a lot of framework to start with to say no ears how we should tackle

is a proposed budget plan but I would really like to see if that water spinning priority

Gordy’s are go through evaluate the efficiency of those programs to find out you how can

how can I be administered effective way to what type of resource is the place

place to make sure that the resources are there for people who need them the most

is a cell are oblique Asians in terms of those am The Descendants

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spending properties what if you were there any rich and pink certain the cause when I would your standing pirates Bay

Michael Kors education be number one I think that we knew

do we need to also be really be focusing on the Medicaid program innovative started with Medicaid

smart act that I know of majority that hasn’t been implemented but you

the band was there was a significant number of people who were eligible for that particular

articular program what was doing was making system weaker for people who genuinely

MeetMe did you know you need it the most we need to start with those programs

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making sure they’re running running affect sleep um won the battle frontier in Skokie

go to gym in Kankakee online for a gym good rifle kits good morning

morning I wonder if you could to Telus what your top three proposals for reducing

reducing public corruption in Illinois with P shirt when is the lighting

one of my top priorities in at talk about this quote about the campaign is to support the yes

yes for independent map which is a referendum statewide referendum that would put the map

the map drying process back into the air put it in the hands of citizens

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and by removing politics from that process I think by doing that

we make legislators Moore Campbell to the people in your district Alexa Twitter

they’re not doing with their they’re Center Springfield to do or say racking a cropped Manor

Manor is going to be much easier to elect new leadership in those district do we have

have a distributor incredibly gerrymandered let me get some white hard for a stye

breast have changes in leadership when when you be thanks for the coffee

I’m looking around that champagne in Urbana if

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if your elected you were going to be serving in a very diverse community in area

how would you work to represent the community as a whole will Exorcist

right now and ask doing outreach to all sectors of our community and that’s what I love

I love that she is the weirdest magnets the trolling people from all over the

the world and that’s why I believe as a representative is community I have to be someone who is

who is open minded and being actively engaged with all the different cultures in people of different background

because we go to Springfield alligators community advocate for many many

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how many people have many different priorities and I plan to be inactive very visible very

very so what are you doing right now to reach out to two different groups

different things I’m 10 things were doing is building collaboration Caucasus

kisses in weave in Beverly needs out someones every couple of weeks for brain different groups of people

people together just started casual conversation to find out what are you what is important to people

people you were the issues that they care about the far we’ve got a group of women we have about 30 women come out

come out and get that conversation we had one for young people to continue to expand that we have any

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mini pro a community college to become a champion Public Library and I want to make sure

picture that during his campaign that I make myself available those in prison

383 internet and we have an office in team is doing outreach

PeopleSoft it was back in the September think Wyndham Republic

Denver the first said that in order to grow the a Republican Party must diversify

absolutely me a list of people with different skin color you said people pray to different gods

forgot have a different mother country is the state GOP doing enough

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how to make that happen during the visuals in st. Party

adventuring proactive in Indiana for tonight think that you know as the organization of a whole

that’s really starting to Cole reality is is the Illinois

national hub that you like him here banner SUBR banner little bit more concentrated City

how many different people and we have to take into peoples the consideration

Asian people background and their religion and you know what their priorities are

Indio certainly I’m all for having diversity in our party you know it whenever I for sale

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Baltimore public prayer still few women taking an active role model essay

last 8 years I’ve been built a fellowship program to help for women become involved in the political process

call process in it something I’m very passionate about my hope you’re in horses campaign that we can bring

more young people and people different backgrounds in the voice

voice command you have an active in the counter publican party system

something that’s on your mind you have to talk about the forum what are the Nexus what do you do then

interregional to different communities a right now may not be the party as a kid

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interest the first step its showing up and going to wear

where they are we can’t we can’t expect the people who may be haven’t felt you know how it feels

Wauconda Republican Party earth looked at the Republican Party is traditionally not a place for them

it’s my responsibility to go out to them to get to know them find out whether causes Arkansas

concerns are at once we can start advocating for them to find ways that we can make

everyone’s life you know better than that went to see that you’re the Republican Party

party is a place in the frontier 802 22

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29455 up all online to Paul from Champaign County High Paul go ahead

thank you well I think if I was a pensioner

who si have a little bit my money in escrow depending on whether the Supreme Court allows the Sun

unconstitutional things go ahead I think the first thing you have to do is talk to you Republic

Republican Conference in home services that the hand and find out how you going to change

change their mind because they all I pretty much back much more draconian

quote unquote solutions to the to the pension problem and seems to me what we were

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what really needs to be done is the really have Frank’s family map feminization of a

Illinois tax system in the structure of a tax system I’m just curious if you know

that Illinois it off the neighboring states is only

only the second highest personal income tax  Indiana

what has a county level income tax what average is about 1.4 3

3 percent and they have state income tax of 3400

so that puts a minute just 17 pants below the 5 percent we have in all

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Avenal Kentucky Missouri Wisconsin and I want a medium income range because they something

progressive tax median family income people they have much higher

tire tax Iowa 7.92 Wisconsin 6.5 Missouri 6

Kentucky of 5.8 so there’s a lot of Mythology Ising about how to

how to clean this track tax rules increase was in

so gorgeous doesn’t cause I’m running a little behind

what question is what do you say to those Faxon do you know them

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Princeton because we don’t have please okay thanks for the call

Circo the question of you know what was the property tax rate for

for you for Illinois to conversations we have to have right now Illinois families are straw

are struggling with the tax increase was put into place in 2007 that was you

what is the exact same time as the federal government lower the federal tax rate by 2

2 percent in order the part of the stimulus package helped the economy moving

didn’t experience essay mean so they were you know right now

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right now we really have to take a look at your struggle salad with families are facing with reality

reality of with we have to increase again with the bird that going to be on our job climate

individuals we have just a minute left here woot

what do you think other than say the top three priorities

what is facing this community right now is community I think it’s making sure that we made

maintain the University of Illinois the world class institution by making sure that we put in place

lace solid constitutional pension reform for state employees were able to

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able to secure funding for the University of Illinois at we can keep it we can continue

continue to have a lonely students also being able to afford to go to school here make sure that its

it’s affordable we also have an incredible opportunity to capitalize on the counter

counting Resources communication with the Research Park in the technology innovation of taking

taking place here we really need to make sure that whenever you know those products are ready to go to

go to market that we make Champaign Urbana plays it for the can come to fruition

education jobs the one more than them

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and honestly I wanna go back to see that we need to make sure that our political climate

is a healthy one that can move for tonight believe that we start doing that I haven’t Fairmount

map not as much needed change in our town in government

a Christmas song is running but not opposed the most Asian for State Representative Champaign Urbana

Cabelas hundred 3rd legislative district to see how to pass to Dickinson Albany NY

Jacobson next week the to Democrats Carolinas and Sam Rosenberg join us a Christian

talk to me talk income for a foot wake up

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NexStar political roundtable time KC and Brian Mackey are State House reporter in

Springfield Jonas stay with its focus on Wi alone

is politics today show de Jonas now or two of Art

favorite political Watchers got Brian Mackey Illinois public radio stations reporter in Springfield

Anton’s KC and colonist Avenue get here in Champaign welcomes you

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Annette state representative 730 district Asino hell by Naomi Jacobson

for quite a while help I need a jacket when’s the last time a Republican won at sea

weld with the boundaries of changed but uh you know

you know over over the years over redistricting but the last time was actually in

2002 Naomi Jakobsson be Tom Burns who was a one term

the Republican candidate he was Ceasar just a 22 years nearby

before he had a streak of Republicans so they only really change the

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the dynamics of the the this district in the district South to c** more democratic b***

TicketsNow Sally Democratic district LCD every election

indeed she’s running with your system percentage when is gone up in open up she’s really done well

well yes every year no matter what is the president of your not she’s she’s a

taking care of it pretty usually where did christopher Williams in a few minutes to talk about the maps

apps for a reminder District interview

how to change sounds like a selected um the what

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what is the name of Jacobs and what  what is she known for this point

support Fire Station support for social services

the Disco the liberal game at the support for civil union same sex

sex marriage in all the things that you expect a Chicago Democrat

most cases to support but you know she’s a she’s got a relatively live

liberal district what’s the most liberal if not the most liberal downstate

so she’s safely ensconced era she said done well

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every election campaign does ash trying to think of other areas of the state where you might ok

occasionally hear about socialist candidates on the ballot in I can’t get to many of the champagne room

Peter Pan arias right right right right step

im a woodwind were here tumblr what time is she has Ono and she’s champion

champion number for causes over the years what are legacy myPay

you know I’d the note I suppose it would be just supporting liberal call

what causes Sub Focus everybody everybody that serves mistress posed to support your

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where do you buy things you should been very strong and social services in healthcare

Karen mental health like that since she was actually the did one of the deciding vote

vote on the same sex marriage bill as you’re the kind that waited she was a very dramatic story where she came back

came back from her sons on side is he was dying to CAS Edison

deciding vote X restaurant NFM Brown Mackie Road in Springfield

Brainerd number to the races going on around the station in various districts you been looking at

looking at one time is in the 39th Street in Chicago area Tony Berrios

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what are you saying about going on right now yeah this is one of the ones that the House Democrats are watching very close

very closely she is Tony Perry OC is a Democrat use the daughter of

Joe Berrios who is the Cook County Assessor a long time very powerful dental

Democrat in Chicago he was the first Hispanic elected to the General Assembly back in 1986

1982 he’s very tight with House Speaker Michael Madigan um and she is facing

the primary for the name is already who is a really young guy he graduated

why did from Brown University Ivy League education and comparative literature just back in

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2009 you ran against Tony Berrios by just the last election cycle

2012 in only lost by a hundred twenty five votes on somebody

what you see herobrine on paper the seems like my eyes are pretty wild progressive

recipe guy something someone the Democrats mike Ward know it to get behind but this is one of those case

does cases you hear about Chicago where we don’t want nobody nobody sent Antonio

is really tight with the insiders um in the American power structure

structure on so the stomach wraps really nervous about this

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one of the other uh the deal factors here is that you have is already getting along

alot of support from a union labor including Isei you ask me

teachers unions like the Federation of Teachers day IKEA in the Chicago

how do teachers union im in this is your computer is a proxy battle between

you know how speaker Mike Madigan who pushed me that big pension overhaul bill and union to a very unhappy

I’m happy about that legislation Solosis coming back to the money around

Roundy’s campaigns coming back to the pension vote it doesn’t mean that is something that you know

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the unions and unions have looked at what’s happening neighboring states Illinois a different political

local climate there’s more democratic control government here but you looking what happened Wisconsin

sconsin a lot of people with the thought that you need to be not back as hard as they were the article

NYTimes this weekend of putting out how far the Union have fallen in Wisconsin

because of some of the changes that went through a government there a certain way changes in Indiana and Michigan

in Michigan is well so I think that they are looking to the unions are looking to assert their power

power in some way Ionia divide College the conversation 2

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listen to ask you a question for time Kasich for Brian Mackey about the primaries is going on here

Hillsborough states are some of the issues that they’re coming up engines mother was the numbers 800

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Obrien 11330 another capture the tensioner released tapping into somebody

is going on right now another one of the Democratic side of the name Dierks

Eric Smith might be familiar this is the state representative who is indicted for allegedly

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why did Lee accepting a $7000 bribe from somebody who is wearing a wire for the FBI

I was the body was the original thought he was a green house daycare Guetta

get a state grant trial has been delayed he’s in a 5 Way primary

im but he seems to be holding his own for now I ve done against your will

what we have that many candidates and you are the guy with the support of the party

u10 to do be able to do okay because the the opposition to delete itself

intentionally cerise events February not really

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I’m just

that that every other a house race up there Bryan at your match in time

John Anthony yeah this is a really interesting IKEA

Casey Anthony is the first African American to serve the Republican in Illinois

houses in the cut back amendment that was for you may not remember

back in the early 80’s the used to have a third more members in the House you have 3 members

amber districts and because of that you were able to get a lot of um Republicans in

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Chicago for example I did a lot of people look back sore finally on that era because

because they thought that help cut back on some of the partisanship and the other deeply

the political divide wisin develop in American life since then and it is an aside we have

we have to pack when the flag is he was one of the chief architect of pushing through that cut back amendments

so I think about that next time in India how to make your voting decisions but anyway

so I John Anthony is the Republican he’s a candle County Sheriff Deputy

deputy he has the backing some big time conservatives like I jumped over wife’s estates

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state senator who’s running the primer for US Senate a guy named Jack Roeser who’s a big toe

big time Republican fundraiser up in the Chicago area in a conservative activist

activist and then he also has Bruce Reimer on his side who is the guy who is the currently leading in the polls

the poles going to the Republican do electorial primer on his side that include

food has he has a financial backing and you know this is a

one way that I think you spend a lot of his time to beating up

the establishment in Springfield MO people down here the capital of wandering boy is it going to be

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going to be like the book again works just the governor waging war against the legislature

what we have seen Mr honor of getting in money to a lot of candidates and I think

yeah he is he is a bill if he is elected um he is he is

is potentially building himself sort of a coalition or a caucus with him

the legislature of people that he supported anyways at John Anthony I was the appointed

when did Republicans currently he is running against a person who is the

is the Grundy County Board Chairman I’m there was at the Capitol fax a newsletter

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publishable last week to children Anthony was in the lead on but it was

who was close enough that maybe people would you know begin to get a little nervous if if anything would a chain

how to change the feeling that race in the middle of the night looking at is the weather 48

district representative Us Sandra Piojos who is the gay guy

I gotta get a long time state representative from Glen Ellen on this is in the western suburbs

birds of Chicago she’s up against a guy named Peter Breen who is a

a lawyer with the Thomas More society quite a bit which is a Catholic rupees been out

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front a lot on somebody’s issues relating to civil unions in there was a lot of fallout

allowed in the state album regarding adoptions in Catholic Charities

getting out of the adoption business so this is just yet another instance of a

intra party of fighting going on that that make a end up b***

sucking a lot of money out of the the campaign coffers of parties that would rather save

David to go against their they’re up they’re party opponents in the fall MFM tumblr

disturbing you back into this mucocele something happening here to some degree with a Christmas Williamson running opposed

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closed on a democratic side there’s a hot race going on right now is a big race into tractor Dove

some statewide money to speak Americans involved in this one is well

is Becky Sam Rosenberg who is opposed by Carol Ammons 8

Ravenna city council member and the its really badly split

Champaign County Democratic Party of people that were sexually in the same team for years are now

Dallas TX and its been quite interesting race so far

are there still want to go from these a milli heard from both of them

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just last Friday night for that you write the news that helped organize and put together

what are some of the differences between us again there you know the gym

Gentle Leader both the support of the same issues just do one support

support for certain things are you like this is for the minimum wage

is Rosenberg unfavorable just a general 10 increase the $10 an hour

are well care Lamis is what we gotta go higher than that we know $10 find weed

what we have to get up to 50 ways to catch up with the with the use of

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backsliding he’s so she’s for a young marijuana

surly more of the liberal laws about marijuana

she is against speak Americans corporate tax cut idea while he’s 40

pour it up there’s a few issues at the disagreement between to liters

where is Greenland  this is here you guys talk a little bit you know some of the issues that

food keep coming up in multiple races are run Sanford Pensacola times

different places in different vaginas what are the issues are driving the conversation right now

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right now and Brian want to start with you on that will show up with the you have to

you have two different ways to look at this was driving the issues in candidate mailers in dads name

district is one side of things in what actually driving the political debate in Springfield

field is something very different so you do here I think candidates talking a lot about whether it seems

same sex marriage or the minimum wage things that play biginner district

they think will help them in certainly in a place like champaign-urbana where you have a lot of a state government

employees at the University of Illinois you have pensions being a huge Talking Points

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back to the matter is on the bat is a its it’s a done deal for now

waiting for the Illinois Supreme Court Angelita expected to weigh in on this until that happens

inside out much is going to happen on the pension frontier in Springfield

but obviously like in Champaign and Urbana that’s a good talking point you want to be out

there is saying I’m going to defend your pensions right or iPad united we need to change it to say

how to save our pictures whatever your message would be like you said that in terms of um

same sex marriage I think is independent the race some some people might find it useful

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useful to to point out that they were border against it it’s really a granular

depending on where you at where you are a state phantom summer hair braiders going to Sadies

is there any other districts day work for both the candidates are saying that

therefore graduated income tax we need to text people more that’s the way it is here

Democratic candidates you know I think I did run on a

Pro tax increase plan last time around like it was only one percent of a2 percent we actually

actually got ya know I think that that champaign-urbana is a is a unique

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Uniqlo place in Illinois politics causes talking with the time

Brian Mackey status report at the Illinois public radio in Springfield

conversation? Primaries others going on right now here locally or around State

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you wrote over the weekend Tacoma News Gazette undecided voters

what right now Bradenton the Capitol fax Poli have one

London here last week just the day before there for a minute founded

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sexually tied with 46 percent undecided which seems like

like a lot to me but but the talk to the Macarena polenta baby found in other districts

is a size 80 percent of bet that the gubernatorial race is really suck in the air out of

other races so um I know it in part of the problem here that has a sad before

before the get people who are were allies before an all sorts

the races were now on the other side divided or weather is a side with Caroline

Carol Ammons or with Sam Rosenberg so um its so you know it

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its it’s one of these things were think TV advertising in maybe radio advertising to make a big deal

big deal the next 34 weeks and then house I can play then go ahead in the general election

131st still a lot to think the Democrats is close to Allah

lockdown status at ya me know I was looking at the numbers

2 years ago Naomi gypsum ran for her 6 times she won every priest

precinct in Champaign Urbana that’s not to say that’s going to happen again but

and p**** was the presidential election year but still gotta say that

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David the Democrat has a distinct advantage in this district 11 11

which write a post right now she’s not have to spend a lot of money to the Swift

disciples of war chest but campaign funds Island were single Carolina

Roseburg having to get out for a little more right now spend some of that in the beginning

get the fray right well the speaker als will get involved if yes to any has a past

to preserve Jacobson Andy’s indicated he already has

has given money to Rosenberg and Rosenberg orejas raise the this is 40

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is recently $55,000 where is Amazon about 10

if you count up the 1800 he’s doing

he’s doing good job of a reason money is a petition to watch is the number to remember coming in from

the outside the area of a lot of money from skin

State Medical Society money i dont trailers money State Bar Association money

from the Republicans or Democrats in Manila

Illinois good job raising money what is that big

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Little Havana think about his son has been looking for structure about to

just got connections at somebody likes him in Springfield OH

Madigan certainly the speaker big somebody

yeah yeah alright I’m looking haven’t got a couple minutes

right now that the spring session again legislators back in session with the Browns come back to hear anything

anything coming up right now what you see in the spring what’s the biggest issue

is us going to be the budget and then also the budget and a

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budget um because you have the tax increase as it did the Bears win

Williamson talk about the first party our attitude expire or at least roll back a little bit

little bit at the end of the year and that is going to leave at least I want to have

billion with a be a dollar hole in the state budget and how you play

youpo you plug that mean candidates like to say well we can just cut waist front abuse ride at the fair

the favorite Talking Points Republicans but yeah I was just curious what could you

what could you buy for a 11 have to dollars that is more than the cost of the entire Department

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corrections week and close all the presents and still not makeup that money that is more than the cost of what

what the state spends on every public university in Illinois not just your b*** northern

southern eastern Western all the universities something that is a huge huge issue

you gotta pack when was set to fail his budget address of the village

budget spending blueprint last week he I asked in the legislature

Democrats in the legislature I should say agree to push that until after the primary

election and so he is waiting and then we will find out is he going to call to Fergie

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keeping a tax increase easy going to you in awhile how will he do this is spending plan

plantar state lottery kind of a stink working on the walkie have to present a spending plan with

with the but you know with a large we have now so it will eventually be a doomsday budget

Budget Inn maybe he’ll say a word app to close 10 prisons in the US speculator NY li

this is what this is what we’re going to be talking about on Springhill Springfield

and it reminded that is set to when does that to a tax increase of Sunset

the end of this year is there any ideas of the switches one how to approach that have we seen anything

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anything concrete or is really the beginning of the discussion mean I think we’re the beginning

you certainly have people we talk about a progressive income tax changing

Illinois city the more money you make the more you pay in taxes one thing I think that we should clarify

Williamson talk about a certain dollar mounted with you have to pay more that is all of us

speculative this point of the people who are favorite niece tax plans of actually put out a specific

specific dollar amount at which the tax income tax rates with graduate

what is something that that is on the table um it remains to be seen it would be a dependent

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who won the Republican primary because if it’s one of the candidates

who is been very adamantly opposed to the tax increase will Democrats might find in an order steak

just a competitive have to be to go in that direction a little bit if it’s somebody’s been a little

little more flexible on a tax increase that might have a little more will room and Thompson

budget budget budget that’s the way I really know what it is one of these I’ve heard

Brian and maybe this is all to you it is I’m sure it’ll do you delete SC

6 month budget that would take them up to January first and then leave it to the limit does legislature

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just like her or the brand new legislature to deal with the problem that wouldn’t surprise me

certainly heard from a Republican to think that that’s what’s going to happen um

Benedict certainly would be the weather in one way politically expedient thing to do

and perhaps the right thing to do because as long as you have good material candidates for example people in the Republic

Republican side bend hedging about what they think should happen about state spending

economy really does put the ball near court to say when will really leave it up to the next person

who comes in the office on the other hand I heard from Santa crafts including a believer governor who says

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does I don’t think we should go that way and that’s Brian Mackey Fish House reporter for Illinois public radio with us from Springfield

Springfield town Kasich long time ever county is the news that thank you for coming into Siebel today

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