Tuesday, April 22, 2025

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democracy
  • by david hall
Fewer Americans feel their vote matters. Would changing our primaries help?

Legal experts offer what might seem to be a startling take, saying partisan primaries might be keeping Americans from the voting booth.

city-hall
  • by david hall
$11.25M settlement proposed for women paramedic candidates victimized by discriminatory CFD physical test

The post-hiring test was so demanding and so unrelated to the skills needed to serve that four of the 12 women suffered “career-ending” hip and back injuries during testing. One “tore her hip open,” their attorney said.

News
  • by david hall
NY’s Equal Rights Amendment to stay on November ballot, possibly for good

Republicans have one final legal card they can play, but it’s a long shot.

education
  • by david hall
CPS proposes cutting administrative costs, restructuring debt to close $500M deficit

If this budget passes the Board of Education on July 25, another deficit is expected later this year once the school district reaches a contract deal with the Chicago Teachers Union.