Illinois
Speaker Welch's bad week in Springfield raises questions
Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch's informal rule requiring support from 75% of his Democratic members before allowing floor votes needs to go.
What is shaping up to be the most challenging year of Gov. JB Pritzker’s tenure began in Springfield with an inauspicious fight between the governor and a key leader in his own party, House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch.
Earlier this week, Welch emba... [5129 chars]