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city-hall
  • by david hall
Fare question: Why has Mayor Brandon Johnson resisted demands to fire CTA President Dorval Carter Jr.?

Carter has delivered on the promise then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel made in 2015 — that Carter would win federal funding for major projects. But he has failed at day-to-day operations and customer service, mass transit experts say.

politics
  • by david hall
Chicago Ethics Board wants fines and suspensions for lobbyists who give money to mayoral candidates

The proposal would see lobbyists face fines three times the amount of their improper contribution on the first violation.

politics
  • by david hall
Civic Federation urges 'cautious' spending, warns of 'looming fiscal crisis' for transit agencies

Gov. J.B. Pritzker's $800 million in tax changes and enhancements would help close the state's budget deficit, the group noted, but "further tax increases could prove unsustainable for taxpayers given the State's already high tax burden."

Britain
  • by david hall
Advisers to British government: don’t mess with graduate visas

A dilemma for ministers and a relief for universities