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Gov. Quinn backs Cullerton's pension plan

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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, front, shakes hands with Illinois Senate President John Cullerton while Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, left, looks on. Quinn backed Cullerton's pension proposal in the speech, taking sides in an increasingly heated debate over the state's finances.

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Gov. Pat Quinn delivers his State of the State address to lawmakers. He called for an increase in the minimum wage to $10 per hour as well as new gun control measures.

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Gov. Pat Quinn threw his influence squarely behind Senate President John Cullerton's plan to cut the state's pension costs, endorsing it over a competing proposal pushed by suburban Democratic Rep. Elaine Nekritz. "I urge all of you to be part of the solution," Quinn said. "And while refinements may come, Senate Bill 1 is the best vehicle to get the job done."

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