Illinois Lawmakers Vote to Raise Smoking Age
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Members of the General Assembly override a succession of Gov. Rauner’s vetoes.
Gov. Bruce Rauner – once known for exerting an iron grip over Republican legislators that had them follow him in lockstep – got a taste Wednesday of his lame-duck status. Amanda Vinicky has this report from Springfield.
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Illinois Lawmakers Vote to Raise Smoking Age
Clip: 11/14/2018 | 3m 35sVideo has Closed Captions
Gov. Bruce Rauner – once known for exerting an iron grip over Republican legislators that had them follow him in lockstep – got a taste Wednesday of his lame-duck status. Amanda Vinicky has this report from Springfield.
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