Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger: ‘Let’s focus on the budget and work on...
Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger joined the show this morning to talk about the Illinois Budget. She essentially signs checks to pay the bills for Illinois, but since Illinois doesn’t have a budget,...
View ArticleWill a state budget happen in 2016?
Amanda Vinicky from Illinois Public Radio joins the conversation as we look ahead to what may or may not happen with this budget-less Illinois government....
View ArticleIllinois Comptroller talks about the $6.2b in debt the state is raking up
To mark the start of eight month’s in Illinois without a budget, Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger joins Roe Conn and Anna Davlatnes to talk about the gridlock in Springfield and the damage being done...
View ArticleRecapping #POTUS trip to Springfield
Director of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois, Christopher Mooney joins Rick on the show to discuss President Barack Obama’s visit to Springfield as well as...
View ArticleThe stalemate saga continues in Springfield but for how much longer?
State Rep. David McSweeney joins the show to discuss the week ahead in Springfield as lawmakers return and whether we can expect any action on the budget....
View ArticleThe Sunday Spin: Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 5/22/16
This week on The Sunday Spin, former state GOP chairman Pat Brady joins the show to discuss the Illinois Republican Convention. After that, suburban Mayors Jerry Bennett of Palos Hills and Martin Tully...
View Article5th Congressional District candidate Vince Kolber: “We fail to apply the laws...
Vince Kolber is the 5th congressional district republican candidate and he joined Rick Pearson on the Sunday Spin to discuss his support for Donald Trump the budgetary issues and deficits we face and...
View ArticleThe Carry Out 3-2-17: “Trump’s administration isn’t ‘draining the swap’ they...
The Carry Out is the nightly segment where Justin reads the newspaper so you don’t have to. Tonight’s top stories include Attorney General Jeff Sessions recusing himself from any investigations of the...
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