Trump administration makes cancellation of Innovation Lab funding permanent, ending the Soybean Innovation Lab at the U of I

Trump administration makes cancellation of Innovation Lab funding permanent, ending the Soybean Innovation Lab at the U of I

The Trump administration has terminated the Soybean Innovation Lab at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, nearly two months after its funding was paused pending a review. The lab’s funding is set to officially end on April 15.

Champaign on track to get its first African-American city manager
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Champaign on track to get its first African-American city manager

CHAMPAIGN– Officials in Champaign will decide at a meeting Tuesday whether to promote Deputy City Manager Joan Walls to serve as the city’s chief executive. Walls is a 24-year veteran of Champaign city government, who was appointed to the position in 2013. Under Champaign’s council-manager system of government, the city manager is hired by the…