A day ahead of Gov. JB Pritzker’s annual budget address Wednesday, Senate Republicans said they want budget negotiations to include cuts to noncitizen spending while bringing in “transparent accounting.” The Governor’s Office of Management and Budget predicts the state would face a $3.2 billion deficit in fiscal year 2026 if no changes were made to revenue […]
Bridgette Fox
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U of I soybean lab’s pending closure due to USAID cuts hinders global disease research
The impending closure of a University of Illinois soybean research lab due to federal funding cuts could impede the study of a fungal disease that experts say would decimate the crop if it makes its way into the country. The federal government has designated 63 biological agents and toxins, including Ebola virus and anthrax, as having […]
