Young politicos debate the ‘State of the State’

Young politicos debate the ‘State of the State’

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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn will deliver his State of the State address this week, which got Eight Forty-Eight wondering: What do younger members of Illinois’ political parties think the governor should propose to help get the state sailing in the right direction? Eight Forty-Eight staged a mini-debate with two young politicos to find out. Angel Garcia is president of the Chicago Young Republicans and Matt Fruth is the president of the Young Democrats of Illinois.