The unwillingness to share job numbers is only the latest example of Rivian’s secretive nature. The company literally went into what founder and CEO RJ Scaringe called “stealth mode” in 2017, after being gifted tax breaks by taxpayers. Local elected officials have said the company can be reluctant to share information, even with them.

Democrats defended their efforts, highlighting their focus on key issues aligned with their values. Rep. Theresa Mah stated, “State of our democracy and reaffirming our support for freedom of speech and the right to due process and support for journalists and immigrants and folks that have been under attack by our federal government and you know our caucus was united in supporting each other.”

In Chicago’s business community, Pritzker has long been known for his affinity for cards. A poker book has been seen on the shelf of his Chicago office, and he’s been spotted sidling up to a table while traveling.

“The past decade may rank as one of the worst in the history of American education.” The “Mississippi miracle” should force a reckoning in less successful states and, ideally, a good deal of imitation. But for Democrats, who pride themselves on belonging to the party of education, these results may be awkward to process. Not only are the southern states that are registering the greatest improvements in learning run by Republicans, but also their teachers are among the least unionized in the country. And

About 75 No Kings rallies were scheduled across Illinois. In Springfield, more than 1,000 people gathered by the Abraham Lincoln statue in front of the Illinois Capitol, spilling onto the sidewalks and lawns fronting the Illinois Supreme Court building and the Illinois State Library. In Carbondale, the planned No Kings rally drew about 2,000 people that included a visible mix of older and younger people. People stood along main roadways holding signs with messages like, “Hate will not make us great.”

Derek Lopez, a 27-year-old graduate student and teaching assistant at the university, was captured on camera speaking to a man standing near the table set up by students in the conservative group before he then tossed the table, video shows. “Well, you know, Jesus did it, so you know I gotta do it, right?” Lopez told the man before he was seen flipping the table over.

“This is wokeism on steroids,” said Corry Bliss, a Republican strategist who advises House and Senate candidates. “I think it will be used in almost any race.” Few Democrats have broken from their party’s progressive base when it comes to transgender rights. Rahm Emanuel, who is considering a 2028 presidential bid, is one of the exceptions.

“The leading Republican candidate for governor, fiscal watchdog Ted Dabrowski is also not amused. As (Gov. JB) Pritzker runs Illinois further into the ground, Dabrowski notes that the state should be in the top five in the country in economic and population growth and other categories. Public K-8 education under Pritzker prepares most Illinois schoolchildren for two main career paths: Prison or welfare or both.”

Illinois lawmakers urge Gov. J.B. Pritzker to join a new federal school scholarship tax credit program, saying the state “cannot afford to sit on the sidelines.”