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- ‘I’m embarrassed by it’: Speaker Welch apologizes for interactions with former staffer
House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch explains how his office handled sexual harassment allegations and changes he’s pursuing.
- Employees, local lawmakers rally against layoffs, service cuts at Choate
The downsizing is part of a three-year plan announced by the Department of Human Services.
- Pritzker signs bills allowing state to review insurance rate hikes
New legislation comes on the heels of recent rate hikes.
Borderless
- The biggest misconception about Local School Councils? They don’t do anything.
U.S. Department of Education / CC BY 2.0Local School Councils remain the most direct way West Side residents can influence decisions at their neighborhood schools. But participation remains a challenge.
- Immigration Courts Were Never Independent. Why the President Is Testing the Limits
Illustration by Kailey Ryan for Borderless MagazineImmigration judges are Justice Department employees. The Trump administration is using that system to fire judges, set new priorities and reshape the court at an unprecedented scale.