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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.
With 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.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson clashes with Gov. JB Pritzker over Delta 8 regulation
Governor JB Pritzker supports the bill, citing concerns over unregulated products harming children, while Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson opposes it, arguing that keeping Delta 8 legal could generate much-needed tax revenue for the city.
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.
Pritzker, Johnson on opposite sides of hemp bill in Springfield
The debate over regulation of products known as Delta-8 is the latest situation in which the governor and mayor have found themselves at odds.
Chicago in 2025 will see hikes in taxes, fines and fees as part of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s latest budget
Chicagoans in 2025 will start paying more in certain taxes, fines and fees as part of balanced budget OK’d by Mayor Brandon Johnson and aldermen.
Hemp regulation bill stalls after lobbying battle between Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker
Legislation championed by Gov. JB Pritzker to strongly regulate hemp sales stalled in the Illinois House late Monday after intense lobbying by both the governor and Mayor Brandon Johnson, who opposed the measure over revenue concerns.
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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 ...
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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 ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration passes on state funding for publicly owned grocery store
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration passed on applying for state funding for a city-owned grocery store, raising questions about the future of the bold proposal the mayor first floated more than a ...
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Ethics concerns raised amid Mayor Brandon Johnson's leave of absence from CPS
Johnson, a former CPS teacher, remains on leave from the school district. A 2023 memo written by CPS’ chief talent officer ...
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The Chi: How & Why Jason Mitchell's Brandon Died
Fans of The Chi were surprised when Brandon Johnson died off-screen, but there were behind-the-scenes reasons for actor Jason Mitchell's departure.
Editorial: After Brandon Johnson’s shameful Friday school board travesty, Gov. JB Pritzker has to get involved
Gov. JB Pritzker must get more involved after Mayor Brandon Johnson has put Chicago’s public schools at tremendous risk.
Jason Lee, Chicago's shadow mayor, helps Brandon Johnson weather the political storm
Lee says he’s not at all surprised by the extraordinary pressure that he and the mayor have been under in the shark tank ...