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UI officials fight proposed budget cuts Forum meets with state officials to discuss impact of Rauner’s budget BY MAGGIE SULLIVAN STAFF WRITER
University administrators left Monday’s forum on Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed state budget cuts with the reminder that the budget has not been finalized. State officials met with Chancellor Phyllis Wise, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Renee Romano and Research Park Director Laura Frerichs. Champaign Mayor Don Gerard, Champaign Mayor-elect Deborah Frank Feinen and Urbana Mayor Laurel Prussing were also in attendance. State Sen. Dan Kotowski, R-28, said it is typical for the governor to introduce
a budget to be discussed and adjusted before it is finalized. “As we always do, we’re working as hard as we possibly can to get the job done,� said Kotowski, who serves as the chair of Rauner’s appropriations committee. Wise informed state officials of the University’s strengths, which she said will suffer if the “draconian� budget cuts are made in fiscal year 2016, which begins July 1. She said the University makes impacts across the state, both economically and socially as “good stewards
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Feinen hopes to improve city’s economy, sustainablity efforts BY CAELI CLEARY STAFF WRITER
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Chancellor Phyllis Wise, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Renee Romano and Research Park Director Lauren Frerich testify on University budget.
Coalition protests cuts to human services funding More than 200 organizations unite to protest BY LIYUAN YANG STAFF WRITER
After Gov. Bruce Rauner suspended $26 million from the funding of 22 human services departments in April, the Responsible Budget Coalition united to spread public awareness about the impact of Rauner’s decision and fight for revenue to invest human services. According to a press release, the Responsible Budget Coalition is comprised of a group of 200 organizations who are involved with families, children, veterans, people with disabilities, education, labor union and religious and civic institutions. Catherine Kelly, Rauner’s press secretary, said in an
Organizations affected by the immediate grant suspensions: Teen REACH, $3.1 million Q Teen REACH is state-wide after-school program that works with kids from age six to 17 and provides them with services in the afternoon after school and in the summer when school is not in session. Immigrant Integration Services, $3.4 million Q The Immigrant integration services is provided by the state of Illinois under the department of human services. It funds 60 immigrant serving agencies throughout the state and provides citizenship, naturalization
email that the purpose of the reduction is to fix the $1.6 billion budget hole created by former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn. “Part of the solution to solving the inherited $1.6 billion budget hole without raising taxes or increasing borrowing is to continue to evaluate the current fiscal year’s budget,� Kelly said. Immigrant Integration Services is one of the 22 service departments being affected by the suspension, said Breandan Magee, senior director of programs at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrants and Refugee Rights. Immigrant Integration Services, which will lose $3.4 million due to the suspension, is responsible for funding 60 immigrant service agencies that provide naturalization services and citizenship opportunities.
SEE RAUNER | 3A services, and also language access. Addiction Prevention, $1.6 million Q Illinois Addiction Prevention System provides tutoring, education, mentoring and counseling to prevent Illinois youth from alcohol, tobacco and other drug addictions. Compulsive Gambling, $406,000 Q Illinois Compulsive Gambling System provides gambling intervention and treatment to people who are diagnosed with a pathological gambling disorder.
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A lifelong resident of Champaign, Deb Frank Feinen won the Champaign mayoral election on April 7, defeating incumbent Don Gerard, Joe Petry and Karen Foster. Feinen won the mayoral race with 41 percent of the vote, beating Gerard by 1,167 votes. Feinen has been an at-large council member since 2007 and is a partner and practicing attorney at Tummelson, Bryan & Knox LLP. Feinen has two daughters, Karlee and Catherine, and she likes to ride horses in her free time.
be transitioning to mayor? Deborah Feinen: Luckily, I know all the staff from the council members, so I am aware of the work that we do, but it is certainly a different world. DI: What are your plans for the city, and how will you implement those plans? DF: One of the biggest things I’m interested in is really utilizing our broadband network. The University and Champaign and Urbana put in $25 million worth of ... Internet infrastructure, and we have some of the fast-
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Female leaders on the rise
Deb Feinen is Champaign’s first female mayor in 30 years. Feinen said she believes that people vote for someone based on professional accomplishments and qualities rather than gender. “I believe that people vote for you based on the merits,� Feinen said. “I really think that we’re at a point in our society where we can look at women in professional positions and positions of authority, and we’re not voting on someone based on whether they are a woman or a man.� The mayor of Urbana, Laurel Prussing, is Urbana’s first female mayor and has held her position since 2005. Prussing said more and more women have been elected into official positions, whereas around 20 years ago, official positions were generally all held by men.
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“Now we have a woman who is the chancellor of the university, the city manager of Champaign is a woman, and now the Champaign mayor is a woman,� Prussing said. “We have a lot of women in office now — it’s very different than it was years ago.� Feinen has two young daughters, and she said she hopes her status as mayor will inspire them and other young girls in the community to run for office or pursue any career path they wish. Prussing said she believes the amount of women in office will continue to grow. In 1974, the first woman was elected into office in Champaign County, the 103rd district, and since, Prussing said women are elected to represent that district 80 percent of the time. “I’m the first woman mayor of Urbana,� Prussing said. “I’m sure I won’t be the last.�
Champaign County judge sets court date for Salaita’s suit to obtain UI documents DAILY ILLINI STAFF REPORT
Champaign County Judge Thomas Difanis ruled he will hear testimonies on June 12 regarding a lawsuit between the University and Steven Salaita on the Freedom of Information Act, campus spokeswoman Robin Kaler confirmed. Salaita filed suit against the University on Nov. 17, claiming the University failed to comply with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. The act requires public bodies, such as the University, to disclose specific records, unless the records fall under exemption. The suit requests that the court order the Board of Trustees to admit to vio-
lating the act, fulfill Salaita’s document request and award civil penalties, reasonable attorney fees and other compensation the court deems appropriate. At the first hearing, held on Feb. 13, University representatives argued Salaita’s suit was invalid because the Center for Constitutional Rights submitted the first FOIA request. Associate Judge of Champaign county Chase Leonhard ruled against the University’s motion to dismiss but gave the University permission to strike unnecessary information from the suit, including information regarding Salaita’s rejected appointment. Leonhard said
the lawsuit needed to stick to the FOIAs and not about his rescinded appointment. Salaita was offered a position in the American Indian Studies department in October 2013. In August 2014, he received an email from Chancellor Phyllis Wise stating the Board of Trustees were unlikely to approve his appointment, after he posted tweets regarding the conflict in Gaza, Palestine. Salaita requested documents regarding the rescindment of his employment on Sept. 17. The University responded to his request, stating the FOIA request was “unduly burdensome� and urged Salaita to narrow his request,
according to the lawsuit. On Oct. 15, Salaita issued a new request, which asked for emails between 15 University officials over a threemonth period. The University again orally rejected the request, stating it would require reviewing between 8,000 to 10,000 emails. Salaita responded by requesting the FOIA again on Nov. 5, this time reducing the time frame to just over one month. However, he claims that he never received a response. According to the act, any party found in violation is required to pay civil penalties of no less than $2,500 and no more than $5,000 per violation.
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