Speaker Welch Pledges to CTU He’ll Push for More CPS Funding Amid Scrutiny over Handling of Harassment Claims – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

Speaker Welch pledges to CTU he’ll push for more CPS funding amid scrutiny over handling of harassment claims – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

In the CTU video, Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris"Welch spoke to CTU members about the importance of the state bringing in more revenue, including his support for an amendment to institute a millionaire's tax — which failed to draw enough support from Democrats in his own caucus during the spring legislative session that ended June 1.

Speaker Welch pledges to CTU he’ll push for more CPS funding amid scrutiny over handling of harassment claims

It's the latest opportunity the Hillside Democrat has had to court progressive-minded interests as he navigates uncertain support among his own members, many of them progressives, as leader of the 78-member House Democratic Caucus.