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JB Pritzker blasts Chicago mayor’s team for skipping scheduled calls, being reclusive amid hemp bill battle
Reeling from a recent defeat on hemp legislation, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker lashed out at his fellow Democrat, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson who had publicly pushed to tank the bill.
After hemp bill defeat, Gov. Pritzker rips Mayor Johnson for poor Springfield relationships
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s bid to reset his agenda for the new year was eclipsed Tuesday by a remarkably direct attack from Gov. JB Pritzker, following the governor’s rare defeat in Springfield concerning hemp regulations the mayor opposed.
Mayor Johnson responds to communication criticism from Gov. Pritzker: 'A very strong relationship'
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson responded Wednesday to some harsh criticism from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, who said the mayor has not done a good job of communicating with him or lawmakers in Springfield.
Mayor Johnson brushing aside talk about a rift with Gov. Pritzker
Mayor Brandon Johnson doesn’t seem to acknowledge any real differences with Governor JB Pritzker, despite a recent behind-the-scenes struggle over votes.
Johnson wasn't the one to kill hemp bill, Pritzker says
The governor pointed to other interests against the bill, but also said Chicago's mayor didn't extend him a common political courtesy.
Pritzker hammers Johnson over poor ‘relationships in Springfield' amid hemp fight
A day after lawmakers dropped a plan to regulate hemp sales, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker lambasted Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, calling the mayor’s relationships in Springfield into question.
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.
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.
Brandon Johnson responds after Pritzker's strong criticism of administration
A day after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered strong criticism of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s relationships in ...
Johnson responds to Pritzker's jab, says his Springfield relationships transcend politics — WGN Evening News
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday responded to a not-so-subtle jab made by Gov. JB Pritzker a day earlier about the mayor’s ...
Mayor Johnson dodges questions on budget, CTU contract, downplays strain with Gov. JB Pritzker
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson dodged questions about the budget and teachers' contract, while downplaying how strained his ...
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FULL INTERVIEW: Johnson fires back at Pritzker’s criticism in 1-on-1 with Fox 32
A rift is growing between Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson after the mayor helped defeat a bill pushed by the governor that would have regulated hemp products like Delta 8 ...