Black Lawmakers To Push Reform Bills In Early 2021
The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus is focused on pushing criminal justice, education, economic access and healthcare reform.
The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus is focused on pushing criminal justice, education, economic access and healthcare reform.
Illinois begins vaccinating health care workers. CPS moves forward with reopening plans. Plus, video of a botched police raid sparks outrage.
A major hack of federal government computer systems appears to be state-sponsored espionage. And we talk through Joe Biden’s latest cabinet picks.This episode: congressional correspondent Susan Davis, election security editor Phil Ewing, justice correspondent Ryan Lucas, political correspondent Scott Detrow, and White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Listen to our playlist The NPR Politics Daily Workout.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
The vice president, who chairs the White House coronavirus task force, was the highest profile U.S. official so far to have received the vaccine.
Stay-at-home orders, teleworking and e-learning have stopped the daily commute for millions in the Chicago region. That’s decimated public transit agencies.
New weekly unemployment claims remain stubbornly high as time runs out for Congress to pass another COVID-19 stimulus package.
We talk through the apparent details of a pending COVID relief deal. And, local officials across the country are being rattled by threats of violence.READ: Congressional Leaders Near Deal On Roughly $900 Billion COVID-19 Relief BillREAD: From Congress To Local Health Boards, Public Officials Suffer Threats And HarassmentThis episode: congressional correspondent Susan Davis, congressional correspondent Kelsey Snell, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, and political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Listen to our playlist The NPR Politics Daily Workout.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
The governor flagged the reduction in the promised supply, but says the state got its first week of vaccines and will have enough for second shots in weeks to come.
Ray LaHood had previously backed former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel for transportation secretary in the Biden administration.
The embattled House speaker is six votes shy of the 60 he needs to retain his leadership position during January’s election.