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| Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to receive Douglas Ethics in Government Award |
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 10:01am |
| A Minute With Jim Edgar |
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - 4:11pm |
| U of I Flash Index drops to 100 in November; Decline continues |
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Monday, December 1, 2008 - 10:36am |
| IGPA author's study finds that race decides neighborhood evaluation |
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Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 11:09am |
| Former state lawmaker Richard Winkel to direct IGPA’s Office of Public Leadership |
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Friday, November 14, 2008 - 9:07am |
| Sen. Lugar issues challenge for bipartisanship at Douglas Lecture |
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 3:59pm |
| Sen. Richard Lugar to deliver Douglas Education Lecture Nov. 11 in Urbana |
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Monday, November 3, 2008 - 1:27pm |
| U of I Flash Index drops to lowest point since August 2004 |
The effects of the national economic downturn continue to be felt in Illinois, according to the University of Illinois Flash Index, which dropped to 100.6 in October, its lowest reading in more than four years.
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Monday, November 3, 2008 - 11:26am |
| Latest IGPA Electoral Index continues to show Obama with lead |
The latest analysis of public opinion data in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia shows presidential candidate Barack Obama holding a sizable lead in electoral votes over Senator John McCain. |
Friday, October 31, 2008 - 1:36pm |
| Jim Edgar, Lisa Madigan to analyze 2008 election results at Springfield Policy Luncheon |
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Friday, October 31, 2008 - 1:33pm |
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice 
Former Illinois Gov. and IGPA Distinguished Fellow Jim Edgar says Barack Obama faces one of the toughest tests of any incoming president, inheriting a deep economic crisis and two wars when he takes office in January. 
The U of I Flash Index, the first monthly barometer of the Illinois economy dropped to a reading of 100.0 for November, continuing a decline that began in July 2007.
Race is a powerful determinant of how whites regard a neighborhood, according to a recent study by IGPA's Maria Krysan that appears in the latest issue of Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race.
Richard J. Winkel, a former Illinois legislator and senior fellow at the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, is the new director of the Office of Public Leadership.
Senator Richard G. Lugar of Indiana called upon public officials to serve with an attitude of bipartisanship when he spoke to a University of Illinois audience on Veteran's Day. Lugar, recipient of the 2007 Paul H. Douglas Ethics in Government Award, delivered the Douglas Education Lecture.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan will join former Gov. Jim Edgar to analyze the results of the 2008 election, nationally and in Illinois, at the next Springfield Policy Luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 6.