Maggie Strahan
ReporterMaggie Strahan, a graduate student in the Public Affairs Reporting program at the University of Illinois, is WGLT and WBCU’s statehouse intern for the spring of 2022.
Maggie graduated from the University of Chicago in 2018 and brings experience from a background in theater, legislature, and campaign management.
Maggie can be reached at mstraha@ilstu.edu.
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Public university students across the state could soon have expanded access to emergency contraception on campus, if a new bill passes through the General Assembly.
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A proposal that would allow Illinois judges to clear the courtroom during testimony from sexual assault victims, regardless of their age, cleared an Illinois Senate committee Tuesday following testimony from McLean County State’s Attorney Don Knapp.
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WGLT's Maggie Strahan talks to state Sens. Jason Barickman and Dave Koehler about their takeaways from Gov. JB Pritzker's budget plan and State of the State address on Wednesday.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker tried to strike an optimistic tone during Wednesday’s election-year State of the State address. Lawmaker response broke sharply along partisan lines.
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One of the candidates on a statewide slate of business-minded Republicans engaged with the media for a rare interview Wednesday, endorsing a familiar plan to combine two executive offices.
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Vehicles are identified by Vehicle Identification Number, or VIN, or by their license plates. An Illinois lawmaker is asking why guns can’t be identified the same way.
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A doctor from Morton says he’s running for an open Illinois House seat that includes much of the district now represented by retiring state Rep. Keith Sommer.