Lisa Ryan
2015 Public Affairs Reporting Program Graduate Intern - StatehouseLisa Ryan is a graduate student in the public affairs reporting program at the University of Illinois at Springfield. She previously worked at Indiana Public Radio and the college radio station founded by David Letterman. She is a 2014 broadcast journalism and political science graduate of Ball State University.
In addition to public radio, Lisa loves traveling. In 2014 she traveled to Budapest, Vienna and Bratislava as part of an international reporting class.
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In the wake of officer-involved deaths in Ferguson, Baltimore and New York City, Springfield is looking at how to change Illinois laws regarding police…
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The Illinois Senate has voted to reduce the penalties for carrying small amounts of marijuana. The legislation would make possession a ticketable offense,…
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More than a million people have Illinois drivers' licenses but aren't registered to vote. They would be registered automatically under a measure before…
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The Illinois State Museum, located next to the statehouse in Springfield, is being renamed for the late U.S. Sen. Alan Dixon.Dixon passed away last year,…
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Illinois House Democrats continued to advance budget means that would restore funding to human services programs that the governor proposes…
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Illinois voters passed a constitutional amendment last year to ensure crime victims' rights. Now lawmakers are working to make the criminal code match…
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The Illinois Cancer Action Network is calling attention to breast and cervical cancer screenings, especially as some of those programs face cuts.The…
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After partisan debating over the budget, Democrats and Republicans came together in America's pastime.Lawmakers put aside partisan differences to play…
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Olympic gold medal winner Jackie Joyner-Kersee says she never imagined as a girl growing up in East St. Louis that she would one day speak at an event…
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As Illinois faces major budget problems, everyone has a different answer for which services to cut and which taxes to raise.Mike Nobis is worried. His…