U Of I Student’s ‘Atlas Of Austerity’ Maps Impact Of Budget Impasse
Graduate student Melissa Heil created the 'Illinois Atlas of Austerity' to help people see the impact of the state budget impasse L. Brian Stauffer/University of Illinois
Most people in Illinois either have been affected directly or know someone who’s been affected by the state’s nearly year long budget impasse. But it can be hard to conceptualize the total impact on the state.
Melissa Heil is a graduate student in geography at the University of Illinois Urbana campus. Heil created an “Illinois Atlas of Austerity” website to help people get an idea of the total impact of the budget impasse. Illinois Public Media’s Brian Moline spoke with Melissa Heil about her website and how she came up with the idea.
You can see a few of her maps below, and see the entire project at the Illinois Atlas of Austerity website.
Links
- Moody’s Lowers Illinois’ Credit Rating Over Budget Impasse
- K-12 Education Funding; Vulnerable Seniors And The Budget Impasse; Addressing College Debt
- Illinois Issues: Budget Impasse Blurs Future For The Class of 2016
- Lawmakers Frustrated By State Budget Impasse Meet Privately
- UI’s Killeen, Wilson Weigh In On Impasse To Senators
- State’s Largest Social Service Agency In ‘Crisis’ Mode Over Budget Impasse