Governor candidate discusses taxes, education
Olivia Swenson-Hultz, Staff Reporter
April 25, 2017
State Sen. Daniel Biss, (D-Evanston) discussed his campaign for governor at a meeting with the EIU Democrats Tuesday. Biss’s campaign is mainly based around reforming the “unfair tax system” and reforming Illinois’s flat income tax system, which has been done away with by the majority of...
Another governor candidate to speak Tuesday
Staff Report
April 24, 2017
State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston), one of the Democratic candidates for governor, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Effingham Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Biss formerly announced he would be running for governor in March. According to his website, he currently represents...
Budget crisis affects SACIS
T'Nerra Butler, Multicultural Editor
October 29, 2015
A social service agency known to many on campus is facing hardships because of the current budget impasse in the Illinois government. The Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Service relies heavily on state funding and without knowing the budget, the agency is sorting out their next steps. This...
Edgar Speaker Series talks politics
Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor
October 22, 2015
One of David Yepsen’s favorite stories from his days covering presidential campaigns was when then-presidential candidate Jimmy Carter had a press conference and Yepsen was the only reporter to show up. Yepsen, the director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute and former political write...
Jim Edgar talks about budget impasse
Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor
October 22, 2015
Not having a budget passed for Illinois is a pressing issue for many who live in the state. Someone who has been vocal about his concerns is former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, who recently came to Eastern for the Edgar Speaker Series. “There’s a lot of things that are not being funded, prime example...
Edgar Speaker Series to teach students about politics
Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor
October 19, 2015
Students and faculty interested in politics will get a chance to talk about the upcoming 2016 presidential campaigns as a part of the Edgar Speaker Series at 7 p.m. Thursday in Buzzard Hall Auditorium. David Yepsen, the director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale,...
