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From left, House Speaker William J. Howell, House Majority Leader M. Kirkland Cox, and Delegates R. Steven Landes and Timothy D. Hugo, all Republicans, discuss the state Senate's proposed state budget in Richmond on Tuesday. (associated press)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 8, 2014, to call attention to the gender pay gap as the Senate begins debate on wage equity. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. talks about the gender pay gap as the Senate begins debate on wage equity, during a news conference, Tuesday, April 8, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Illinois Sen. Kimberly Lightford, D-Westchester, speaks to lawmakers during a Senate executive committee hearing at the state Capitol April 8, 2014, in Springfield Ill. State lawmakers are proposing to dramatically overhaul the state’s school funding formula for the first time since 1997. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Illinois Sen. Matt Murphy, R-Palatine, testifies during a Senate executive committee hearing at the state Capitol April 8, 2014, in Springfield Ill. State lawmakers are proposing to dramatically overhaul the state’s school funding formula for the first time since 1997. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)