Updates & Announcements from IGPA

All Announcements and Updates from IGPA

April 9, 2020

COVID-19 task force releases data visualization tool as part of effort to measure human toll of the pandemic

The University of Illinois System’s Institute of Government and Public Affairs (IGPA) has partnered with the University of Illinois at Chicago’s (UIC) Urban Data Visualization Lab to

March 27, 2020

Senior Scholar David Merriman leads webinar on economic impact of COVID-19

IGPA Senior Scholar David Merriman was one of the leaders of a webinar produced by Voices for Illinois Children regarding the economic impact that the COVI

March 24, 2020

IGPA Task Force to report on COVID-19 impact

At the request of University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen, the Institute of Government and Public Affairs assembled more than three dozen interdisciplinary faculty experts from all thre

March 21, 2020

IGPA Director Wilson issues commentary on religious freedom in time of pandemic

IGPA Director Robin Fretwell Wilson and two co-authors have published a commentary to Canopy Forum titled: "

March 3, 2020

U of I Flash Index up in February: State's economy continues growth despite coronavirus concerns

Under the cloud of the coronavirus, the U of I Flash Index in February actually rose to 105.7 from its 105.4 reading in January. This suggests that the economic impact of the coronavirus has yet to

February 10, 2020

Robin Fretwell Wilson named director of IGPA

Robin Fretwell Wilson, a professor and associate dean at the University of Illinois College of Law, has been appointed director of the U of I I

January 22, 2020

University of Illinois at Chicago's Government Finance Research Center looks at whether states with a graduated income tax change rates more often than those with a flat tax

Read the blog post from IGPA Fiscal Health Working Group Chair

January 15, 2020

University of Illinois at Springfield’s Institute for Illinois Public Finance releases report on state government efficiency

You can read the report here and find out how Illinois government compared to other states. Contact information for

January 14, 2020

U of Illinois undergrads: Apply for IGPA's 2020-21 Wolff Internship

 

December 5, 2019

IGPA Fiscal Health Working Group presentations to the Property Tax Relief Task Force

The state’s Property Tax Relief Task Force was created by legislation approved by the Illi