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The U.S. government is updating the way it categorizes race and ethnicity for the first time in 27 years. The changes will be reflected in data collection, forms, surveys and the census, and businesses, universities and other groups usually follow Washington’s lead. “It feels good to be seen,” said Florida state Rep. Anna Eskamani, whose parents are from Iran. – AP Photo/John Raoux

U.S. changes the way it categorizes race, ethnicity

For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe will more accurately count residents who identify as Hispanic and of Middle Eastern and North African heritage.
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Chicago school board, other measures advance in Springfield

By 2026, Chicago will have a fully elected school board for the first time in its history if Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs a measure that cleared both chambers of the General Assembly this week.
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Iris Martinez seeks to continue ‘transformation’ of court clerk’s office

With three years in the office under her belt, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Iris Y. Martinez wants to continue building on the foundation she has laid.

Trial Notebook

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Judge rejects ‘specific patient rule’ in case over false claims, kickbacks

Two of Allergan’s former sales representatives accused the pharmaceutical manufacturer of violating the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute by using a “speaker program” to give physicians illegal payments for prescribing two of its medications — Linzess and Viberzi — but the company insisted the complaint was defective because it didn’t “identify a specific patient to whom a doctor allegedly prescribed Linzess or Viberzi in exchange for a kickback.”

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