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Q&A with UIC Professor of Public Policy David Merriman on Illinois’ Proposed State Budget

https://springfieldherald.news/aces-experts-provide-testimony-in-support-of-usda-funding-farm-bill-p27307-43.htm#new_tab

IGPA, ACES experts provide testimony in support of USDA funding, Farm Bill

https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5186102-tiktok-ban-trade-war/#new_tab

The Hill Op-ed by Sun Meicen: Is a TikTok ban the right call?

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2415835#ap1#new_tab

Sara Gerke highlights data privacy concerns if 23andMe goes bankrupt( New England College of Medicine)

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/tier-2-pension-analysis-shows-tough-tradeoffs-op-ed#new_tab

Op-ed: Beverly Bunch highlights concerns associated with the Illinois Tier 2 pension system and analyzes options for addressing those concerns (Crains Chicago Business) [paywall]

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-agriculture/2025/03/10/farmers-face-ongoing-tariff-turmoil-00220149#new_tab

New analysis by Jonathan Coppess assesses money farmers stand to lose if the IRA funds remain frozen (Politico)

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Join us for a hybrid workshop on Engaged Scholarship and Governmental Partnerships on April 1

https://igpa.uillinois.edu/in-the-news/qa-with-joshua-drucker-on-current-illinois-unemployment-rates

Q&A with Joshua Drucker on current Illinois unemployment rates

https://www.wbez.org/springfield/2025/02/28/illinois-democrats-have-bold-words-for-trump-what-action-can-they-take?subscription=true&utm_source=Newsletter_Daily-Rundown-Non-Member&utm_medium=WBEZEmail&utm_campaign=Daily_Newsletter_Daily-Rundown_Sponsored_20250228&utm_content=2/28/2025&DE=#new_tab

Illinois Democrats have bold words for Trump. Steven Schwinn talks about what action can they take. (WBEZ)

https://www.marketplace.org/2025/02/19/how-excess-deaths-in-the-covid-19-pandemic-impacted-social-security/#new_tab

Research by Julian Reif shows how excess deaths in the COVID-19 pandemic impacted Social Security (Marketplace)

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