Officials from Illinois’ major political parties are making clear one issue they’ll be taking sides on heading into the 2024 election cycle. Illinois still has a primary to get through in March. But, heading into November next year, things are expected to heat up. One issue Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias put in the national spotlight during testimony to a U.S. Senate committee was that of access to certain controversial books.
Giannoulias was read obscene materials some say should be allowed in school that he acknowledged was offensive. Illinois GOP Chairman Don Tracy said he was baffled by the Democrat’s position.
Giannoulias was promoting the law that allows his office to withhold taxpayer-funded grants from public and school libraries that do not follow American Library Association guidelines.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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