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The CloutCast is a Chicago-based podcast from The Daily Line about politics and policy in Chicago, Cook County and the state of Illinois. Each episode, the Daily Line’s reporters delve into a host of topics ranging from budgets and redistricting to criminal justice and housing. Guests include policymakers, elected officials, lobbyists, organizers and reporters, who will share their insights and analysis. New episodes are released every two weeks.
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Sunday May 09, 2021
Sunday May 09, 2021
A bill to give voters a say in the governance of Chicago Public Schools will likely land on Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk by the end of the legislative session. But will the bill mandate a fully elected school board or a "hybrid" elected-appointed body to oversee the nation’s third-largest school district? The Daily Line reporter Caroline Kubzansky talked to State Sen. Robert Martwick (D-Chicago), who has been championing elected school board legislation since 2015, and Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford (D-Maywood), who’s carrying Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s hybrid proposal in the legislature.
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