Tom Lisi
2017 Public Affairs Reporting Intern - StatehouseTom reports on statehouse issues for NPR Illinois. He's currently a Public Affairs Reporting graduate program student at the University of Illinois Springfield. He graduated from Macalester College. Tom is from New York City where he also did stand-up and improv and wrote for the Awl and WNYC public radio.
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The Illinois General Assembly has approved legislation intended to make it easier to hold drug dealers accountable when their customers overdose.After… -
The Illinois General Assembly voted to increase a fee on cell phone bills in order to fund 911 services. It was a rare example of Republican lawmakers… -
Emergency dispatchers, phone companies, and lawmakers from both parties were in agreement. The fee on cell phone bills needed to increase — to keep 911…
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The Illinois Senate passed legislation Wednesday that would remove AT&T’s obligation to maintain the old technology. That requirement dates back... -
The Illinois Senate passed a budget package Tuesday after a similar plan failed last week. The difference was several new “yes” votes from liberal… -
The Illinois State Board of Elections is fining Auditor General Frank Mautino’s former campaign committee. A complaint alleges he failed to properly… -
The seven Republican Congressmen from Illinois are recommending state Senator Kyle McCarter, R-Lebanon, to be next U-S ambassador to Kenya. The seven… -
Comptroller Susana Mendoza says she’s not sure when school districts will receive state money owed to them for the rest of this school year. Mendoza’s… -
The State Board of Elections says hackers gained access to the information of 80,000 Illinois voters — including their social security numbers and… -
Medicaid is one of the largest pieces of the state’s budget, and Democrats say the governor is trying to significantly alter the way the program is…
