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217 Today: What could a second Trump term mean for Medicaid?
In today's deep dive, we'll learn about a conservative plan called Project 2025 and what a new Trump administration might do with Medicaid.
The 217 Today Podcast
Keep up with news in Central Illinois every weekday with 217 Today. Hear the day's headlines, along with one deeper dive, in just ten minutes. Learn about the people and places that make Central Illinois unique with 217 Today.
217 Today: The nation’s first commercial carbon storage plant is in Illinois. It leaks.
In today's deep dive, we'll learn about the nation's first commercial carbon storage plant in Illinois.
217 Today: State breaks up classes in Stateville prison closure
In today's deep dive, we'll learn more about men taking higher education courses at the Stateville Correctional Center.
217 Today: Freshman demographics at Northwestern and U of I show little change following ban on race-conscious admissions
In today's deep dive, we'll learn how the ban on race-conscious admissions has impacted college demographics.
217 Today: Amid issues with the Champaign County auditor, voters will decide if the office should be eliminated
In today's deep dive, we'll learn more about the Champaign County auditor’s race and the arguments for and against scrapping the position.
217 Today: Robert Gao, an Urbana teen, has received the nation’s highest honor for youth poets
In today's deep dive, we'll listen to a conversation with a teenager from Urbana who has received the nation’s highest honor for youth poets.
217 Today: Federal drought relief policies leave some farmers out to dry
In today's deep dive, we'll learn how some federal drought relief policies leave some farmers out to dry.
217 Today: New proposed rules would lower the bar for stripping police officers of their badges in Illinois
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn how new proposed rules would lower the bar for stripping police officers of their badges in Illinois.
217 Today: Farmers are making less money this year, which could have larger economic consequences
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn why farmers are making less money this year and what the consequences of that may be.
217 Today: In the wake of Sonya Massey’s death, Springfield will test a new way to handle mental health calls
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn how Sonya Massey’s death at the hands of law enforcement has sparked calls for changes to how emergency mental health calls are handled.
