Ted joined Shaun Thompson to talk about about the Chicago Teachers Union’s absurd new contract demands, why so many Chicago teachers are chronically absent, and Brandon Johnson’s failed first year as mayor.
What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
The bill passed despite their votes in response to certain incidents where local prosecutors are thought to have been too lenient with non-citizens assaulting cops.
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board cited Wirepoints’ analysis of Chicago student proficiency data in their latest piece condemning the Chicago Teachers Union’s outrageous contract demands…all while a vast majority of Chicago’s children graduate unable to read at grade level.
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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Illinois sure screwed up with the Clinton County power plant some years ago and why would it be different today? According to Wiki “Due to inflation and cost overruns, Clinton’s final construction cost was $4.25 billion ($9.68 billion today), nearly 1,000% over the original budget of $430 million and seven years behind schedule.
Just the same old stuff warmed over
When the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine those little atoms keep on pumping out the juice.
Wow, Tribune sure has the facts wrong. IL has a moratorium on new nuclear. The legislature and Pritzker through CEJA recently merely extended the live of IL nukes until 2050 because there was no alternative.
Wrong facts? Or deliberate lies? We are talking about journalists at the Tribune here…
Excellent point.
When they were threatening to shut down Byron I asked, how are they going to provide electricity for that area? In all Pritzker’s bloviating I never heard an answer.
Does Pritzker have a big stake in back-up generators? In Illinois it will probably be a growth industry – assuming he doesn’t mess with natural gas too.