Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) joins Chris Jansing to share why he voted "no" on President Trump’s megabill and to discuss why ...

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch speaks to reporters after the Illinois delegation breakfast — on the first day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention — at the Royal ...

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch took the extraordinary actions last week of permanently kicking Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates, out of the House Democratic caucus, stripping ...

“There’s still a lot that has to get done. You have to take your time and get it right. You can’t rush and get it wrong,” Welch told your Playbook host. “I mean, we wanna make sure that when we put ...

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch continues to defend a $40 million line item in the state budget for a school district in his jurisdiction. The budgeted spending would be for a Proviso ...

Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch's informal rule requiring support from 75% of his Democratic members before allowing floor votes needs to go.

House Speaker 'Chris' Welch's charity taking money from donors with a stake in Springfield decisions His Black Excellence in Bleu has raised more than $1 million since it was formed last year ...

Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch hired a new appropriations staff director and plans on making operational changes in 2025. Trump's victory and a $3.1 billion budget deficit weigh on Statehouse ...

Hillside, continues to defend a $40 million line item in the state budget for a school district in his jurisdiction.

More than 20 staffers in Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s office renewed calls on Friday — three days before the Labor Day holiday — to be recognized as a union.

Then Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson and House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch arrive for a meeting on April 19, 2023, at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) ...

Harmon and Welch said the estimate is likely overly bearish, but the reality is the state will need to look for ways to spend less, not more. “We have to tell the caucuses there’s not going to ...