Social Equity Applicants Sue Illinois Over Cannabis Lottery System
Lawmakers and business owners are calling on Gov. JB Pritzker for more transparency around the cannabis licensing process.
Lawmakers and business owners are calling on Gov. JB Pritzker for more transparency around the cannabis licensing process.
The proposal rallied Republicans but failed to overcome a necessary procedure hurdle in the Senate. Negotiations with Democrats remain stalled and chances of a deal before the election are fading.
President Trump’s attacks on mail voting combined with changes by the postmaster general have undermined some confidence in the system — but experts say the Postal Service can handle the job.
In a brief initial hearing, the six-member panel agreed to contact federal prosecutors to ensure the legislative investigation steers clear of the ongoing criminal probe. Republicans also released a witness list it intends to call, including Madigan.
Bob Woodward’s new book has raised fresh questions about how Donald Trump has managed the defining crisis of his presidency.
President Trump was aware of the severity of the coronavirus in early February, telling Bob Woodward that it was much more severe than the flu. In public, Trump used the flu comparison in a different way: highlighting the flu’s high seasonal death toll compared to the few dozen early cases of coronavirus.He admitted to Woodward in March that he was intentionally downplaying the pandemic in order to avoid panic.Those revelations are contained in Woodward’s new book Rage.The United States death toll from the disease will likely top 200,000 by the end of the month.This episode: campaign correspondent Scott Detrow, White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe, and senior political editor and correspondent Ron Elving.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 Lori Lightfoot says “all options are on the table” when it comes to closing the city’s historic budget gap for 2021.
Chicago aldermen banned flavored vaping products and one-night stays in short-term rentals, and made a commitment to meeting quarterly to review police spending.
The president has in recent weeks escalated campaign promises to deliver a vaccine by the end of the year, suggesting that a treatment against the coronavirus could be ready by the November election.
Pressed on whether he was politicizing vaccine development by suggesting that a vaccine could come before election day (very unlikely), President Trump insisted his pitch was that a vaccine would be available by the end of the year, and that he was just saying it may be possible by late October or early November. And, his campaign is struggling with money.This episode: campaign correspondent Scott Detrow, White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.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.