Mawa Iqbal
Statehouse Reporter at WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL)
IL Statehouse Reporter for @WBEZ and Illinois Public Radio | Email me!! 📧 [email protected]
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1 month ago |
npr.org | Ayesha Rascoe |Mawa Iqbal |Regan McCarthy
A tale of two states: Florida and Illinois's responses to the Trump administrationA look at Florida and Illinois shows how legislatures in the country's often polarized state politics are responding to the Trump administration. States hold a lot of power over what gets done.
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1 month ago |
ourcommunitynow.com | Mawa Iqbal
Illinois Democrats are positioning themselves as a firewall against President Donald Trump, who hasn’t been shy about his disdain for the state. Gov. JB Pritzker, who has publicly traded barbs with the president, went viral after last week’s State of the State speech when he drew parallels between Trump’s recent executive actions and the rise of the Nazi party in Germany. Illinois Democratic state lawmakers haven’t been pulling any punches either.
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1 month ago |
wbez.org | Mawa Iqbal
Illinois Democrats are positioning themselves as a firewall against President Donald Trump, who hasn’t been shy about his disdain for the state. Gov. JB Pritzker, who has publicly traded barbs with the president, went viral after last week’s State of the State speech when he drew parallels between Trump’s recent executive actions and the rise of the Nazi party in Germany. Illinois Democratic state lawmakers haven’t been pulling any punches either.
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Jan 14, 2025 |
wbez.org | Mike Puente |Alex Degman |Mike Davis |Mawa Iqbal
Members of the public have submitted nearly 5,000 designs to the state flag commission ranging from stars and stripes, to Abraham Lincoln shooting lasers out of his eyes. The commission — made up of 21 artists, educators, historians and Illinois fans — has whittled the pool down to their top 10 picks. WBEZ’s Mawa Iqbal sat down with commissioner Will Stephens to learn more.
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Dec 15, 2024 |
wbez.org | Alex Keefe |Mawa Iqbal |Lauren Frost |Charlotte West
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