We're checking in with a quick podcast before the legislative special session is supposed to start on Monday, July 31, 2017. Today is the day Gov. Bruce Rauner is supposed to receive the school funding bill from the Illinois Senate. Rauner is expected to respond with an amendatory veto. We'll see where things go from there. Join SJ-R Statehouse reporter Doug Finke, political writer Bernard Schoenburg and SJ-R editor Angie Muhs for this discussion.

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Welcome to the second episode of the SJ-R Under the Dome podcast, The State Journal-Register's weekly look at what's happening in Illinois government and politics. Executive Editor Angie Muhs chats with State Capitol Bureau reporter Doug Finke about the staff turnover in the governor's office, the prospects of getting a school funding deal in place before classes begin, how quickly the state's overdue bills will be paid and discussion about state Sen. Sam McCann, R-Plainview, considering a run for governor.

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