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Protestors Swarm Capitol Over Medicaid Cuts

It was a chaotic Wednesday inside and outside the State Capitol in Springfield.

1,500 protesters turned out to protest Governor Rauner's proposed budget cuts impacting low income Illinoisans, including a $1.5 billion cut to the Medicaid program alone. Reverend Jamie Canty of the Morgan Park Pentecostal Church in Chicago, believes candidate Rauner and Governor Rauner are offering two different messages.

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Protesters surrounded the Governor's office at the Capitol then some marched to the Executive Mansion to express their displeasure.

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