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CARTERVILLE, IL (KFVS) - The number two job in Illinois appears to be on the chopping block. Recently, House Speaker Michael Madigan proposed legislation that would end the state office of Lieutenant Governor. This comes on the heels of the election f...
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CARBONDALE - One week after the 2010 Illinois primaries, a panel from Paul Simon Public Policy Institute conducted a public forum providing post-election analysis. Panelists included Director David Yepsen, Visiting Professor John Jackson and Director ...
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Should a candidate for governor be able to get a major-party nomination if only one-fifth of an already small number of primary election voters give him or her the nod? Doesn’t it seem reasonable that some threshold percentage should be crossed? I put t...
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SPRINGFIELD -- Despite campaigning on behalf of Kirk Dillard, former Gov. Jim Edgar believes Bill Brady's slim lead in the Republican primary election for governor will hold up. As it stands, Brady, the state senator from Bloomington, holds a 406...
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Please read the flyer for the upcoming Post Primary Election Analysis Flyer ...
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Illinois Rep. Mark Steven Kirk, the newly minted Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate seat previously held by Democrat Barack Obama, appears a model for the kind of GOP centrist that conservative activists label as a RI...
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There’s a lot of anger, frustration and fear across the state as voters get ready to vote in today’s Illinois primary. A poll by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute last fall showed that only 23 percent of voters think Illinois is headed in the rig...
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By ALEX ISENSTADT Widespread voter anger and unrest are confronting the Illinois political establishment as the state hurtles toward its first-in-the-nation primaries Tuesday. Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, under fierce atta...
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Human effect on climate change focus of presentation By Ryan VoylesThree journalists from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting shared their experiences with climate control and the effects humans have on it Thursday at the Student Center. Around 50...
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By Blackwell Thomas, The Southern CARBONDALE - Increasing the age at which new state employees would collect a state pension is one way Illinois could begin to reign in its deficit and its massive pen...
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By Blackwell Thomas, The Southern CARBONDALE - While trying to draw distinctions between themselves, Gov. Pat Quinn and Comptroller Dan Hynes used similar tactics in their Thursday evening debate at WSIU studios at Southern Illinois University Carbo...
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By Nick Johnson Daily EgyptianIllinois Gov. Pat Quinn and his Democratic primary opponent, state Comptroller Dan Hynes, faced off in an hour-long debate in the WSIU studios during the second gubernatorial debate in three days between the candidates Thu...
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WSIL-TV-- Early voting is now underway for the February primary election. It started Monday and runs until January 28. It's intended to be about convenience, but strategy is involved, too. Both election officials and...
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Benton, Ill. - Benton Public Library director Erin Steinsultz is excited about an upcoming reception honoring the work and accomplishments of Sen. Paul Simon. The library is hosting a reception from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, in the library, Stei...
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Benton, Ill. - Whether you are a seventh-grader looking for a research topic or someone interested in history, all are encouraged to visit the latest exhibit at the Benton Public Library. Wednesday afternoon marked the opening of “Paul Simon: Compassion...
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Debate to be moderated by David Yepsenby: Stile Smith The only Illinois Democratic senatorial debate south of Chicago will be at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. At 7 p.m. Jan. 19, SIUC College Democrats will host the debate in the Student Center...
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All students encouraged to donate By Erin Holcomb Published: Monday, December 7, 2009 Updated: Monday, December 7, 2009 Students do not have to leave campus to enter this year’s giving sea...
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New York Times article, commentary provided by David Yepsen ...
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BY JULIE ENGLER, THE SOUTHERN Students at Southern Illinois University Carbondale got the chance to talk politics with State Rep. Mary Flowers over pizza Monday night at the ...
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CARBONDALE -- IDOT in Carbondale received three quarters of a million dollars in stimulus funding, SIU got close to three million and the 22nd congressional district received nearly $1.9 million. Only problem, there is no 22nd district, it was elim...
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