Tom Lisi
Tom 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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Minor league baseball players are suing Major League Baseball, claiming unfair pay. But a new proposal in Illinois would protect independent leagues from…
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The Republican health plan currently in Congress would remove $40 billion from the Illinois’ current Medicaid program over the next 10 years, according...
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The new Republican health care legislation in Congress could cost Illinois $40 billion dollars in federal funding over the next decade. That’s according…
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Immigrant and refugee groups were pushing their legislative agenda today in the Illinois Capitol. They want the state to restore adult English classes and…
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Governor Bruce Rauner’s new rules restricting overtime pay for home health aids passed a major test today.Starting August 1st, caretakers will be limited…
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Illinois Democrats want to make it harder for outside political groups to confuse voters with absentee ballot schemes. It’s a reaction to reports of a...
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Liberal groups and Illinois lawmakers celebrated International Women’s Day at the state Capitol. But one subset of legislators was absent: Republicans.The…
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Dr. Ronald Lynch runs a family dentistry in Jacksonville. He says approximately 20 percent of his patients are state workers. Because Illinois is still...
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A day after the Illinois Senate failed to vote on its “grand bargain,” lawmakers are wondering how to pick up the pieces. Democrats were angry when most…
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Yet another proposal aims to get the state out of crisis. A 1917 report conducted on the Illinois pension system revealed bad news. After a pension...