Gov. Pritzker’s Agenda Sails Through Legislature

By Daniel Tucker, Jenn White, Jason Marck, Nereida Moreno
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In this Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, file pool photo, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers his first budget address on to a joint session of the Illinois House and Senate at the Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield. E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool / Associated Press
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In this Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, file pool photo, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers his first budget address on to a joint session of the Illinois House and Senate at the Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield. E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool / Associated Press

Gov. Pritzker’s Agenda Sails Through Legislature

By Daniel Tucker, Jenn White, Jason Marck, Nereida Moreno
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From Legal pot to expanded gambling, from abortion protections to a massive infrastructure bill, lawmakers in Springfield extended the spring legislative session into the weekend and passed virtually everything on Gov. JB Pritzker’s list.

Morning Shift breaks down the action and explains what it will mean for the average Illinoisan.

GUESTS: Dave McKinney, WBEZ state politics reporter