Jim Meadows
Reporter at Illinois Newsroom
Reporter at WILL-TV (Urbana, IL)
Reporter at WILL Radio/Illinois Public Media since 2000.
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1 week ago |
m.farms.com | Jim Meadows
By Jim MeadowsThe University of Illinois’ Soybean Innovation Lab has resumed its work on helping developing countries develop their soybean economies. Lab director Peter Goldsmith said that’s thanks to a private donation. The Trump administration had permanently canceled funding for the Soybean Innovation Lab (SIL), and other Innovation Lab projects at universities around the country.
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1 week ago |
ipmnewsroom.org | Jim Meadows
https://ipmnewsroom.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/NEWS20250429-Soybean-Lab-Funding-WEBAUDIO.mp3The University of Illinois’ Soybean Innovation Lab has resumed its work on helping developing countries develop their soybean economies. Lab director Peter Goldsmith said that’s thanks to a private donation. The Trump administration had permanently canceled funding for the Soybean Innovation Lab (SIL), and other Innovation Lab projects at universities around the country.
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1 week ago |
radio.kttz.org | Jim Meadows
Arkansas' grocery sales tax will end on Jan. 1. The same is true in Illinois. In Kansas and Oklahoma, shoppers stopped having to pay a state sales tax on groceries in January and August, respectively. Now fewer and fewer U.S. states continue to charge the tax, including Missouri and South Dakota, and several states have proposed legislation to do away with it. Some worry about the lost state revenue without the taxes.
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2 weeks ago |
ipmnewsroom.org | Jim Meadows
URBANA– This Saturday, DeShawn Williams will be sworn in as the next mayor of Urbana. He’ll take the place of the current mayor, Diane Wolfe Marlin, who decided not to run for reelection. Marlin was first elected mayor in 2017. She says her primary focus has been to strengthen the city’s financial standing while improving infrastructure and policing. IPM News’ Jim Meadows sat down with Marlin a few weeks ago to reflect on her time as mayor.
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2 weeks ago |
kcur.org | Jim Meadows
Arkansas’ grocery sales tax will end on Jan. 1. The same is true in Illinois. In Kansas and Oklahoma, shoppers stopped having to pay a state sales tax on groceries in January and August, respectively. Now fewer and fewer U.S. states continue to charge the tax, including Missouri and South Dakota, and several states have proposed legislation to do away with it. Some worry about the lost state revenue without the taxes.
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Illinois Public Radio Statehouse reporter @Alex_Degman reports a lockdown at the state Capitol building.
The Illinois Capitol has been locked down for the last few minutes with a message circulating over the PA to shelter in place. Not sure what’s going on — anyone out in the halls or near the doors that saw what might have caused this?
