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Jason Piscia @jasonpiscia

Husband/dad, @UISPAR director/alum, former ME @sjrbreaking. Grad of @UISedu, @IllinoisStateU, @IVCCEagles, @LPCavaliers. @Cubs fan.

Joined January 2008
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Brenden Moore@brendenmoore13
9 Aug 2024
Among the bills signed today: HB 4592, which allows @ILSecOfState to create and issue digital ID cards and driver’s licenses. @LeeEntNews' @UISPAR intern @kellie_foy was the first reporter to write about the bill. Her coverage: pantagraph.com/news/state-re… pantagraph.com/news/state-re…

Legislation allowing for digital IDs, driver's licenses heads to Pritzker's desk

The Illinois Senate on Friday unanimously passed legislation allowing the Secretary of State’s Office to create and issue digital identification cards and driver’s licenses.

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Congratulations to newly inducted Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve McMichael. One of my prized childhood possessions is this autograph I got from him in 1987 when he visited my hometown Peru Mall! #TeamMongo 🐻
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.@UISedu is looking for an instructor to lead our student media organization, The Observer, and to teach some courses. The application window closes June 30. uis.csod.com/ux/ats/careersi…
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Rebuild Local News@Rebuild_News
29 May 2024
We applaud Illinois for its landmark legislation supporting local news with an employment tax credit for current reporters and new hires. The state is committing $25 million over 5 years to for-profit and nonprofit newsrooms! Learn more: rebuildlocalnews.org/rebuild…

Rebuild Local News Hails Passage of Innovative Package to Help Local News in Illinois

The Illinois State Legislature’s budget provisions support local news through employment tax credits, a 120-day delay on selling local newspapers to out-of-state buyers, and a scholarship program for...

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Anyone in Springfield have a print copy of today’s Sun-Times I can have when you’re done with it? We’re having trouble finding a copy today.
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I’m election judging in Auburn. 3:15 p.m. check-in from our precinct: 31 voters - 29 of them pulled Republican ballots. 1 same-day registration voter. No real contested races for elected office on the Dem ballot here. Just one contested office (13th Congressional) for the GOP.
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Following up: We ended up with 55 in-person votes today — 49 of them pulled Republican. A long day, but it’s gratifying to assist democracy. Sangamon County could use your help for the next election, which is sure to be busier. Contact your county clerk to sign up to be a judge.
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Former @UISedu Chancellor Susan Koch, right, is at Carver-Hawkeye Arena tonight to watch Caitlin Clark break the NCAA all-time women’s scoring record.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln take in a performance of “Ghosts of the Library” on Monday, his 215th birthday, at the @ALPLM. Free admission today!
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Thank you to The Storyteller Studios' Josh Hester for visiting my @uisedu Intro to Mass Media course this week to talk about marketing through video. We watched many examples of effective storytelling, including this one about downed power lines. youtube.com/watch?v=3LO5DlkD…
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Freedom of the Press Foundation
@FreedomofPress
6 Nov 2023
Reporters' job is to ask questions and officials' duty is to answer them. Calumet City, IL, officials should withdraw the citations against @DailySouthtown's reporter @hanksanders_ and stop hampering newsgathering and the public's right to know.
U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
@uspresstracker
6 Nov 2023
Reporter @hanksanders_ for the suburban Chicago newspaper @DailySouthtown was cited on Oct 30 for violating municipal ordinances for asking city officials questions about the upkeep of its stormwater infrastructure after massive flooding earlier this fall. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-i…
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I imagine the number of journalists’ questions will only increase from here. // Calumet City officials ticket Daily Southtown reporter for ‘hampering’ city employees with questions. chicagotribune.com/news/brea…

Calumet City officials ticket Daily Southtown reporter for ‘hampering’ city employees with questions

Calumet City officials have issued municipal citations to a Daily Southtown reporter who they allege violated local ordinances by seeking comment from public employees on major flooding issues in the...

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I’m surprised how often I see this misspelling.
The Oatmeal
@Oatmeal
22 Sep 2023
A fifteen-second spelling lesson
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Tell me you attend a school in Springfield, Illinois, without telling me you attend a school in Springfield, Illinois. On next week’s lunch menu …
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I’m in San Diego this week on a family trip. Good to see @AbbieNews8 (PAR Class of ’04) on the @CBS8 morning show!
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A helicopter that appears to have taken off from Edinburg has been flying low over Chatham for the last 45 minutes or so. Storm damage assessments?
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I’ll be on @WTAX at 7:40 am to talk about next week’s @UISedu high school journalism camp. Listen at wtax.com/. Sign up for camp at go.uis.edu/uisacademicsummer….

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A recording in case you missed it: wtax.com/podcasts/uis-is-hos…
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BREAKING NEWS: Thanks to generous support from the Illinois Press Foundation we're now offering full-ride scholarships for our Summer Journalism Camp for high schoolers July 17-21. Email par@uis.edu to inquire about scholarships. Sign up for the camp: go.uis.edu/uisacademicsummer….

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Hear more about the camp in this NPR Illinois interview with UIS faculty members Ann Strahle and Jason Piscia: nprillinois.org/community-vo…

UIS to host journalism summer camp for high schoolers | Community Voices

This summer high school students have the opportunity to participate in a journalism camp, where they will learn interviewing, writing, photography and other skills needed to share the news. The camp...

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