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The United States’ population of farmers is growing older, and it’s more pronounced in the black farming community. The Trump administration has proposed to strip funding in the coming farm bill for a program that helps minority and veteran farmers.
(Updated at 9:59 a.m. ET) President Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday morning in a tweet that followed a year of frequent tension between the two leaders. Trump said he is nominating CIA director Mike Pompeo as Tillerson's replacement, which requires confirmation by the Senate.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost Andreas Cangellaris apologized Monday after he said he received criticism of his actions during the recent strike by graduate student workers.
Max Levchin, the computer scientist who co-founded PayPal and Yelp, will return to the University of Illinois May 12th, to be the Urbana campus’s commencement speaker.
On The 21st: How are tariffs on steel affecting both the steel industry and farmers in Illinois? Plus, we speak to scientist and creator of The Brain Scoop Emily Graslie about a new butterfly species that has been named after her. Also, we hear from 13th Congressional District candidate Angel Sides. But first, we get our Illinois politics update from Natasha Korecki and Mark Maxwell.
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