Utility Watchdog Decries ComEd’s ‘Profit Machine,’ A 2011 Law It Says Increased Bills For Consumers
Illinois PIRG says a 2011 state law that’s part of a federal bribery probe has been a boon for Commonwealth Edison but a bust for consumers.
Illinois PIRG says a 2011 state law that’s part of a federal bribery probe has been a boon for Commonwealth Edison but a bust for consumers.
There is a growing movement in the U.S. to reexamine and even replace the Electoral College system.
With the American economy on uneven footing as coronavirus cases surge nationwide, President-elect Joe Biden formally announced top members of his incoming economic team on Monday. Plus, the Biden team announced his communications team would be led by seven women.This episode: political correspondent Asma Khalid, chief economics correspondent Scott Horsley, national political correspondent Mara Liasson, and political correspondent Scott Detrow.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.
Are the state’s latest round of restrictions actually lowering the COVID-19 numbers? Experts say it’s too soon to tell.
The Constitution says that for reallocating House seats, the census must count the “whole number of persons” in each state. But Trump wants to subtract undocumented immigrants.
Rep. Chris Welch, D-Hillside, says he has mild symptoms and hopes to keep a Dec. 14 date for the committee’s next hearing.
Dart is recovering at home and has not been to the office since Nov. 19, according to a statement from his office.
This Black Friday we’re bringing you a greatest hits of NPR podcasts. Many other shows have been looking at specific policy options on the table for Joe Biden. Planet Money has looked at economic policy, and Short Wave has been looking at climate policy. So we invited them onto our show to share their reporting and take a look at what Biden might do starting on day one.And as a bonus, we sat down with Pop Culture Happy Hour to talk about the tv shows we’re missing when we’re spending all our time watching the news.This episode: congressional correspondent Susan Davis, political correspondent Asma Khalid, White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe, Planet Money’s Jacob Goldstein, climate reporter Rebecca Hersher, and Pop Culture Happy Hour’s Aisha Harris.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.
Mayor Lightfoot’s “pandemic budget” passes by a narrow margin. Plus, Illinois health officials plead with residents to avoid holiday travel.
The Chicago chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America condemned Ald. Vasquez for voting “yes” on Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s 2021 budget.