Campaigning vs Governing
This week on Campaign Trails, Janna Deitz and Keith Boeckelman talk about the differences between campaigning for president and governing as president.Boeckelman is Chair of the Western Illinois...
View ArticleForeign Policy in the Presidential Election
This week on Campaign Trails, Political Science Professor Vin Auger of Western Illinois University talked about this week’s foreign policy debate between Democratic President Barack Obama and...
View ArticleIn The Tri States
A look back at the top stories and features from the Tri States Public Radio news department from November 2012.
View ArticleGalesburg Chamber Survey Ahead of Presidential Visit
The Galesburg Area Chamber of Commerce is reaching out to area businesses ahead of President Obama’s visit to Knox College on Wednesday.
View ArticleYears in the Making, New Farm Bill Becomes Law
President Barack Obama signed the new farm bill into law Friday at Michigan State University in East Lansing, ending years of negotiations and wrangling.
View ArticleOccupy Wall Street Could Lead to Shift in Policies
Although the Occupy Wall Street movement is not involved in conventional campaigning, a political expert says it could have a dramatic effect on a second Obama administration.Keith Boeckelman is chair...
View ArticleRyan Campaigns in Burlington
The presidential campaign made its way to southeast Iowa for the second time in the last month.
View ArticleThe Economic Policies of Obama and Romney
This week on Campaign Trails, panelists Tom Sadler and Bill Polley examine the economic policies of President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney.Sadler and Polley both teach in the...
View ArticleRemembering Lane Evans
Family, friends, and former colleagues and co-workers said goodbye Monday to Lane Evans.
View ArticleThe Devil Will be in the Details of Community College Proposal
A couple community college presidents in western Illinois are generally supportive of a proposal from the White House.
View ArticleLawmakers Consider Giving Obama A State Holiday
As the president prepares to visit the state capitol and speak to lawmakers, some in Illinois are wanting to designate a holiday in his honor.
View ArticleWhat Will Obama's Springfield Speech Be About?
President Barack Obama is set to address the Illinois General Assembly in Springfield Wednesday. Statehouse reporter Brian Mackey filed this preview of what the president is expected to say — and what...
View ArticleObama In Springfield: Full Audio – Text – Video
President Barack Obama addressed a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly Wednesday. As expected, he talked about improving American politics. What follows is Illinois Public Radio's broadcast...
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