Tentative Agreement Reached On Contract For Grad Workers At U Of I Urbana Campus
A tentative contract agreement has been reached between the University of Illinois and striking graduate workers at the Urbana-Champaign campus.
Illinois Delegation Votes Along Party Lines For House Tax Bill
Members of Illinois’ Congressional delegation voted along party lines for the House tax plan that passed Thursday. The Senate Finance Committee also approved its own tax bill along party lines Thursday.
Graduate Students Oppose GOP Tax Cut Plan
Graduate students at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign worry that the Republican tax reform plan could make their education more expensive.
Grad Students Would Be Hit By Massive Tax Hike Under House GOP Plan
There are a lot of anxious graduate students at universities around the country right now. That's because to help pay for more than $1 trillion in tax cuts for U.S. corporations, the House Republican tax plan would raise taxes on grad students in a very big way. These students make very little money to begin with. And many would have to pay about half of their modest student stipends in taxes.
