Institute of Government and Public Affairs (IGPA)

The first UIS/UI Policy Summit features a session with Sen. Doris Turner, Rep. Mike Coffey, First Assistant Deputy Governor Ryan Croke. and UIS Professor Beverly Bunch. This session is moderated by NPR Illinois Managing Editor Sean Crawford.

The two day event includes a keynote address from former Cong. Dan Lipinski.

Editor’s Note: The Institute of Government and Public Affairs assembled a task force of interdisciplinary faculty experts from all three universities in…

Debates over the minimum wage usually come down to economics — whether it helps or hurts workers and businesses. But new research suggests another…

The administration of Governor Bruce Rauner is touting the low interest rate Illinois got in last week’s bond sale. But at least one public finance expert…

This week, NPR is focusing on voting across the country in a series of reports called A Nation Engaged. As part of the project, NPR Illinois took a look…

You may be asking: How did Illinois get to this point?The State of Illinois can’t pay its bills — literally. Without a budget for the new fiscal year, the…

Last year, Illinois was one of a handful of states that lost population. More than 90,000 people moved elsewhere. It became a campaign issue for Governor…

Don Fullerton is associate director of IGPA for Urbana-Champaign and a member of the IGPA faculty. He is an expert on tax policy, energy and environmental…

Brian Gaines has watched Illinois politics for 20 years. The political scientist is with the University of Illinois's Institute for Government and Public…