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After hemp bill defeat, Gov. Pritzker rips Mayor Johnson for poor Springfield relationships
Fresh off a rare defeat in Springfield, Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday delivered some of his sharpest words yet against Mayor Brandon Johnson. At an unrelated news conference, the governor staunchly defended his support for a bill to strongly regulate hemp sales.
Mayor Brandon Johnson explains stance on Illinois hemp regulation bill
Mayor Brandon Johnson weighed in on the hemp bill in the Illinois General Assembly on Tuesday. He said he's glad the bill didn't move forward and work has just begun on regulations.
Johnson wasn't the one to kill hemp bill, Pritzker says
The governor pointed to other interests against the bill, but also said Chicago's mayor didn't extend him a common political courtesy.
Johnson, Pritzker at odds over a crackdown on hemp products: bill regulating those products dies
Sales of the weedlike substances have increased, in part thanks to a loophole in federal law, prompting smoke shops that sell unregulated products to minors to pop up.
Pritzker hammers Johnson over poor ‘relationships in Springfield' amid hemp fight
A day after lawmakers dropped a plan to regulate hemp sales, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker lambasted Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, calling the mayor’s relationships in Springfield into question.
After hemp bill defeat, Illinois Gov. Pritzker rips Chicago Mayor Johnson for poor Springfield relationships
Fresh off a rare defeat in Springfield, Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday delivered some of his sharpest words yet against Mayor Brandon Johnson. At an unrelated news conference, the governor staunchly defended his support for a bill to strongly regulate hemp sales.
Mayor Johnson dodges questions on budget, CTU contract, downplays strain with Gov. JB Pritzker
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson dodged questions about the budget and teachers' contract, while downplaying how strained his ...
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Rift grows between Pritzker, Johnson after legislation disagreement
Governor JB Pritzker expressed frustration with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for last-minute opposition to a hemp regulation ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson Defends School Board’s Decision to Fire CEO Pedro Martinez
In his first interview since the CPS board voted unanimously to terminate Martinez, Johnson said the current board members ...
Mayor Johnson doubles down on CTU, CPS CEO Martinez as schools wait in limbo
As Mayor Brandon Johnson doubles down on his priorities in the new teachers contract, some CPS principals are trying to shield their schools from the chaos.
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Mayor Johnson brushing aside talk about a rift with Gov. Pritzker
Mayor Brandon Johnson doesn’t seem to acknowledge any real differences with Governor JB Pritzker, despite a recent behind-the ...
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Deadline to tap state funding for public grocery stores passes — and Johnson failed to apply
Despite saying he wanted to create such services in underserved city neighborhoods, the mayor appears not to have taken ...
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FULL INTERVIEW: Johnson fires back at Pritzker’s criticism in 1-on-1 with Fox 32
A rift is growing between Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson after the mayor helped defeat a bill pushed by the governor that would have regulated hemp products like Delta 8 ...
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Johnson battles Pritzker on Delta 8 ban
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is urging Gov. JB Pritzker and state lawmakers to pause legislation regulating hemp-derived Delta 8 cannabis as Democrats debated the bill for hours on Monday.