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Chicago’s new liberal mayor rolls out his first executive orders

By Barnini Chakraborty
Published May 16, 2023 4:03pm ET
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Chicago’s new liberal mayor rolls out his first executive orders
Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson celebrates with supporters after defeating Paul Vallas after the mayoral runoff election late Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Chicago. For many progressives, the past decade has been littered with disappointments. But recent down-ballot victories are providing hope of reshaping the Democratic Party from the bottom up, rather than from Washington. | (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)

CHICAGO, Illinois — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed four executive orders hours after he was sworn in as the city’s newest and most liberal leader, including one that would create deputy mayors for immigrant and refugee rights. 

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