Facing election year pressure, divided Ill. Dems walk fine line on response to crime, inflation – NPR (Illinois)

"Between this spring’s truncated session and the heightened political stakes that always accompany an election year, power dynamics in the Capitol have undergone a quiet but dramatic shift: Despite controlling every conceivable lever of state government as the party with total power in Springfield, Illinois Democrats in the past few months have been forced into a defensive posture, both in direct reaction to the Republican super-minority in the legislature and changing political winds that favor a GOP wave this at the ballot box this fall."

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Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about the details of Gov. Pritzker’s proposed $52 billion budget, why the state is struggling now that federal covid dollars have run out, the controversy surrounding Tier 2 government pensions, why Illinois’ expensive education system fails to teach children to read, the outrageous demands of the Chicago Teachers Union, and more.

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