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Casey, Libby - Host
HOST: WE CONTINUE OUR CONVERSATION ON THE BIGGEST ISSUES FACING YOUR STATE. THE NUMBERS ARE ARE MORE SCREEN. WE HAVE COMMENTS CONTINUING TO COME IN ON...
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MORNING. I WOULD LIKE TO POSE A QUESTION TO EVERYONE LISTENING, AND PARTICULARLY THE POLITICIANS. EVERYONE CONSIDERS THE NATIONAL DEBT, NOT THE DEFICIT,...
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FOR A MOMENT. I WANT TO READ YOU A HEADLINE FROM WHERE OUR LAST GUEST WAS FROM. WITH THE NATIONAL ECONOMY TICKING UP, STATES ARE POISED TO FINALLY...
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POLITICIANS TEND TO USE POLITICAL MOUTH. THEY USE OF FALSE OF BASS LINES AND ARTIFICIAL PARAMETERS IN WHICH THEY SAID THE EQUATIONS. THE CONGRESSIONAL...
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Casey, Libby - Host
HOST: PEORIA, ILLINOIS. HELLO, JOHN. CALLER: THANKS
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FOR TAKING MY CALL. I LOVE LISTENING TO THE COLLAR THAT WAS ON THERE BEFORE, BUT IT CONFUSES ME ABOUT THE RAINY DAY FUND. I THINK WE HAD ONE OF THOSE...
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Casey, Libby - Host
FOCUS ON THE STATES. WHAT'S GOING ON IN ILLINOIS?
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CALLER: AM I ON THE AIR RIGHT NOW? HOST: YOU ARE. CALLER: I'M MORE
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CONCERNED ABOUT THE RAINY DAY FUND DOWN HOW THE REPUBLICANS WASTED THE RAINY DAY FUND THAT CLINTON BUILDUP. HOST: LET'S
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Casey, Libby - Host
LOOK AT THE STATES WITH THE BUDGET SHORTFALLS. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT STATE SURPLUS. ILLINOIS, NEW JERSEY, ARIZONA, AND NEVADA TOPPING THAT LIST ACCORDING...
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CALLER: EVERY TIME I HEAR SOMEONE SAY "JUST REAL QUICK," THEY RAMBLE ON. UNFUNDED PENSION LIABILITIES IS A BIG ISSUE. THEY NEED TO SET UPS SOMETHING TO...
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Casey, Libby - Host
LINE IN ILLINOIS. WHAT PART ARE YOU CALLING FROM?
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CALLER: CENTRAL PART. URBANA. AWHILE BACK, FISCAL YEAR TO THOUSAND SEVEN OR 2008 -- 2007 OR 2008, THERE WAS A $19 BILLION SURPLUS. TEXAS GOV. BLAGOJEVICH...
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Casey, Libby - Host
HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA. REGINALD ON OUR DEMOCRATIC LINE. GO AHEAD. CALLER:
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I'M CALLING PERTAINING TO -- THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR YEARS AND YEARS. WE ARE A RIGHT TO WORK STATE. YOU WERE 20-30 YEARS FOR AN EMPLOYEE AND YOU...
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SHOULD BE LEGISLATION PUT IN PLACE TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES FROM THESE KIND OF COMPANIES WITH A NOTE AND TALK -- A RETIREMENT AFTER WORKING 20-30 YEARS...
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YOU THINK ABOUT REPUBLICAN GOV. RICK SCOTT? CALLER: HE IS A JOKE. HOST: WHY YOU SAY THAT? CALLER: HE IS LOOKING
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OUT FOR HIMSELF AND HIS FRIENDS THAN CONCERN FOR THOSE WORKERS. NOT EVERY EMPLOYEE HAS A PENSION. WE HAVE NOTHING BURSA'S A RIGHT TO WORK STATE. -- VERSES'...
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Casey, Libby - Host
CITY. WHAT ISSUES ARE FACING NEW? -- SALT LAKE CITY. WHAT'S FACING YOU? CALLER: POOR
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AIR QUALITY. I HAVE BEEN HERE THREE YEARS. I CAN GO YEARS WITHOUT EVEN GETTING A COLD, BUT THEY HAVE DONE SOME THINGS WITH THE TRANSIT SYSTEM THAT HAVE...
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LISTENING TO YOUR TAKE ON GOVERNOR PATRICK. HE TALKS ABOUT FAIRNESS. LET ME GIVE YOU THE DIRTY LITTLE SECRET IN MASSACHUSETTS. WE HAVE A PENSION SYSTEM...
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HEAR FROM A REPUBLICAN COLOR NEXT. KEVIN FROM LIBERTY, KY. GOOD MORNING.
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CALLER: GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? I'M JUST WONDERFUL. TALKING ABOUT REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS, AND ALL THAT, IT IS BOTH PARTIES THAT HAVE THESE STATES...
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CALLER: I HAVE MIXED FEELINGS. SOME PARTS OF GOOD, SOME PARTS THAT. HOST: -- SOME PARTS BAD. HOST: DOES ANYTHING STICKOUT TO YOU? CALLER: MANDATORY FURLOUGH...
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Casey, Libby - Host
LAST CALLER, CABINET REPUBLICAN. LET'S LOOK AT GOVERNORS IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. HERE IS ONE HEADLINE. HE IS PULLING NO PUNCHES IN OFFERING HIS PRESCRIPTION...
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THE COMPASS OF CONSERVATISM. WE DO NOT NEED TO CHANGE WHAT WE BELIEVE. OUR PRINCIPLES ARE TIMELESS, BUT WE NEED TO REVAMP OUR FOCUS TO THE PLACE WHERE...
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Casey, Libby - Host
GIVING THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS LAST WEEK. JOINING US NOW TO TALK ABOUT GOVERNORS WITH ASPIRATIONS TO PERHAPS REACH A NATIONAL OFFICE IS CAMERON JOESEPH,...
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GUEST: I. HE IS ONE REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR WE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE KEEPING AN EYE ON. HE IS TRYING POSITION HIMSELF FOR A PRESIDENTIAL RUN AND WE ASSERT...
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FOR CORRECTING ME. HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE WINTER MEETING. TELL US ABOUT OTHER REPUBLICANS GETTING WAS RIGHT NOW. GUEST:...
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CHRISTIE IS CERTAINLY A MEDIA DARLING. THE MORE HE DOES TO THE POPULAR WITH THE MEDIA, HE IS BEING PERCEIVED AS A GOOD GOVERNOR BUT IT IS HURTING HIM...
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Casey, Libby - Host
WOMAN REPUBLICAN AND GOVERNOR ON THE TICKET IN 2008. WHAT ABOUT WOMEN IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY? GUEST:
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THERE ARE A FEW TO KEEP YOUR EYE ON. NIKI HALEY IS ONE. I THINK THEY ARE UNDERRATED IN THE ABILITIES THEY MAY HAVE A NATIONAL STAGE. I DO NOT KNOW...
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CAMERON JOSEPH, HAD A RECENT STORY IN "THE HILL." WHO ARE DEMOCRATS TO WATCH? HOW ARE SOCIAL ISSUES PLAYING INTO THE MESSAGE? GUEST: THERE
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ARE TWO DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS WHO ALWAYS TRY TO TALK ABOUT THIS. GOV. CUOMO OF NEW YORK IS MOST LIKELY RUNNING. HE HAS BEEN VERY STRONG IN PUSHING FOR...
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Casey, Libby - Host
EMERGING POLITICIANS TO WATCH THAT MAY NOT BE GETTING AS MUCH COVERAGE RIGHT NOW OR EMERGING VICE- PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES? HOST: BOB
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MCDONNELL DOWN IN VIRGINIA -- GUEST: BOB MCDONNELL IS VERY POPULAR. THEY ARE DOING THINGS THAT ARE PROBLEMATIC THOUGH. SANDOVAL COULD BE A POSSIBILITY....
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OF "THE HILL." ON THE EAST SIDE, THINGS ARE OK WITH NIKKI HALEY. YOU CAN SHARE YOUR OPINIONS ON WHAT IS GOING ON IN YOUR STATE AND WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT...
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SOME STATES, LOUISIANA FOR SURE, $143,000 IS WHAT HE WAS MAKING PER YEAR AS A WARDEN. HE RETIRES AND THEN HE GOES BACK TO WORKING. NOW HE IS GETTING...
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Casey, Libby - Host
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE LEGISLATURES LOOKS AT ISSUES FACING THE STATES AND ONE THEY'RE RIGHT ABOUT IS CORRECTIONS. STATES ARE GRAPPLING WITH SAVING...
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WANTED TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT OUR WONDERFUL GOVERNOR, RICK PERRY, HERE IN TEXAS. "THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE" AS REPORTED SINCE HE WAS REELECTED IN 2010, THEY...
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Casey, Libby - Host
LOOK AT A COMMENT ON FACEBOOK. TWO OF OUR FOLLOWERS LIKE THAT, AND AND YOU CAN JOIN AT HARBOR STATION. TIMMAN, INDEPENDENT LINE. GOOD MORNING. -- TIME....
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TRUCK DRIVER FOR 35 YEARS. WE HAVE SUCH AN INFLUX OF NATIONALITIES COMING TO OUR INDUSTRY. A LONGTIME AGO, REGULATIONS STATED YOU MUST READ, WRITE, AND...
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Casey, Libby - Host
GOING ON IN GEORGIA? CALLER: THIS PERTAINS
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TO THE GEORGIA CONGRESS AND THE WHOLE NATION. WE VOTE TO CUT ENTITLEMENTS BUT AT THE SAME TIME, CONGRESS VOTES THEMSELVES A RAISE. THEY THINK WE ARE...
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Casey, Libby - Host
I LOST TO THEIR BUT LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT "THE NEW YORK TIMES" HAD TO SAY RIGHT AFTER THE ELECTION. HERE IS A STATE-BY-STATE. THAT IS A RESULT OF THE...
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YOU HAD UP EARLIER SHOWING MAY AND HAD A $50 MILLION SURPLUS IN 2011. THAT WAS CONVERTED IN 2012 TO A PROJECTED DEFICIT OF TWO TO $24 MILLION AFTER THE...
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Casey, Libby - Host
IN YOUR STATE, CHRIS? CALLER: I'M AN INDEPENDENT,
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BUT THINK BELIEVE THE DEMOCRATS TOOK OVER THE LEGISLATURE IN NOVEMBER SO MAYBE IT WILL GET BETTER? RIGHT NOW, WE ARE HURTING. OF COURSE THEY BLAME IT...
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Casey, Libby - Host
TO HEAR ABOUT THE NEW GOVERNOR OF NEW HAMPSHIRE? HAVE YOU HEARD MUCH ABOUT WHAT GOVERNOR MAGGIE HASSAN HAS TO SAY? CALLER:
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I LIKE THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE NO INCOME TAX. I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT MOVING THERE. HOST: HERE'S A STORY FROM
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| 00:32:54 |
Casey, Libby - Host
YOUR NECK OF THE WOODS BACK IN OCTOBER. LET'S LISTEN TO THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF THE NEW GOVERNOR OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, GOV. MAGGIE HASSAN. SHE TALKS ABOUT...
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TO SEE THE PROMISE AND OPPORTUNITY THAT INNOVATION PRESENTS, BUT ADAPTING TO THE DEMANDS OF AN INNOVATION ECONOMY PRESENTS IMMEDIATE CHALLENGES, TOO....
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GOV. MAGGIE HASSAN, A DEMOCRAT, IN HER STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS. YOU CAN FIND ALL THE CLIPS WE HAVE BEEN PLAYING ON OUR WEBSITE. STATE OF THE STATE,...
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IT SEEMS PEOPLE HAVE AMNESIA WHEN IT'S TIME TO VOTE, ESPECIALLY IN INDIANA. WE HAVE AN INCOMING GOVERNOR WHO JUST CAME OUT OF CONGRESS, WALKED OUT OF...
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| 00:37:49 |
Casey, Libby - Host
THE REPERCUSSIONS ARE ON CITIZENS LIKE YOURSELF? YOU ARE TAKING UMBRAGE AT THIS REVOLVING DOOR? HOW DOES THIS AFFECT YOU PERSONALLY? CALLER: EVERYTHING...
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GOING UP AND NOTHING IS COMING DOWN. YOUR INCOME IS THAT MEN. THEIRS IS STEADILY ESCALATING AND THEY TAKE CARE OF THEIR FRIENDS. THE LITTLE PERSON HAS...
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Casey, Libby - Host
DEMOCRATIC LINE, GOOD MORNING. CALLER:
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I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE GOVERNOR IN PENNSYLVANIA. I HAVE BEEN SEEING HER LATELY -- HOST: YOUR GOVERNOR IS A MAN. HOST: ANOTHER
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Casey, Libby - Host
CALL EARLY PENNSYLVANIA, INDEPENDENT. CALLER: I'M A LITTLE
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CONFUSED ABOUT HOW THESE TAXES WORK OUT HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY TAKE LESSONS FROM THE GOVERNMENT OR THE GOVERNMENT TAKES LESSONS...
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MENTIONED THE FORMER GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA. TELL US ABOUT YOUR REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR. WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HIM? CALLER:
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THEY'RE LOOKING AT RAISING GAS TAXES. IT WAS MENTIONED, 24 CENTS, TO GET THE ROADS FIXED OUT HERE. AGAIN, I SAY PEOPLE PAYING ALL THESE TAXES AND ALL...
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CALLER: THINGS FOR CALLING -- TAKING MY CALL, LIBBY. WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD GOVERNOR AND IT HE IS CURRENTLY FOCUSING ON SANDY HOOK. WE HAVE HAD A FEW BAD...
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| 00:42:22 |
Casey, Libby - Host
OF YOUR CALLS OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE BIGGEST ISSUES FACING YOUR STATE. YOU CAN HEAR THE STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESSES...
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