Rauner Appoints Mostly White Men To Illinois Boards, Cabinet
Gov. Rauner claims to have appointed “a huge number” of blacks and Hispanics to key leadership positions, but data don’t back that up.
Gov. Rauner claims to have appointed “a huge number” of blacks and Hispanics to key leadership positions, but data don’t back that up.
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