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The Illinois House Wednesday established a task force examining the status of existing statues and monuments on state grounds. The State and Monument Review Task Force was formed in order to evaluate currently standing statues on state property, such as the Illinois State Capitol, and review them for being racist or possibly contributing to a culture of white supremacy. Public hearings are being planned where members of the public can listen to points of view from historians, advocates and other organizations, in order to aid the task force in their recommendations. Those recommendations could include removal of certain statues and building new statues that showcase a more complex view of history. ....
- Da Big Bad Wolf - Thursday, Feb 25, 21 @ 12:27 pm: Like Missouri with Right to Work. Present it over and over til the voters “get it right.” - Grandson of Man - Thursday, Feb 25, 21 @ 12:34 pm: Meh, as far as a big mistake by Welch. The austerity-only ILGOP is a super-minority party with bleak prospects and major image problems. Let’s have those spending and revenue conversations, and hear Republicans and their allies constantly calling for cuts. It’s like commenters always say. It’s about the rule of 60. Welch needs to show us the 60% of Illinois voters who will vote for a graduated tax they just opposed, or he needs to move on. Pretending otherwise is like believing in magic fairy dust. ....
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: It’s a time of transition, both in Washington DC and in Springfield. Nationally, the Biden Administration is filling out its Cabinet and other appointments. In Springfield, newly-minted Speaker Welch is working through new House rules and committee chair appointments for the upcoming legislative session. All of these changes will have an impact on policy, and we are tracking them all. Here are some additional items we are watching: State Representative Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch Becomes Illinois House Speaker State Representative Emanuel Chris Welch has been officially chosen to be the new Speaker of the Illinois House, ending Speaker Michael Madigan’s run as Illinois’ longest-serving House Speaker ....
In the fall of 2019, Welch was selected to chair the Democratic-led Special Investigative Committee into Madigan and his connections to the ongoing ComEd bribery scheme investigation. Criminal complaints in the case, which have led to charges against at least four former lobbyists and executives with the utility company, linked Madigan to the investigation, prompting criticism from Republicans in Springfield. Republicans have raised criticisms that Welch, in his capacity as chairman of the committee, shielded Madigan from testifying. Even amid those criticisms, Welch and Republicans have both made public statements that they hope to work together in the new session of the legislature, and the new speaker has made it clear that he would like to make some changes to the way the speaker’s office operates. Unlike his predecessor, Welch is adept at social media and has Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, You Tube and even Tik Tock accounts. ....