The following story was published by NPR Illinois on May 11, 2026.

The UIS Public Affairs Reporting Program class of 2026 is nearing the end of its coverage of this session of the Illinois General Assembly. For Community Voices, director Jason Piscia convened three groups of the graduate students for a State Week like roundtable of analysis on the issues they've reported on. This panel features Abisola Dahunsi, intern for Illinois Public Media; Nikoel Hytrek intern for Capital News Illinois; and Sam Naftzger intern for WBEZ. 

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