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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Rich Miller of the Capitol Fax blog is a major part of the political problems in Illinois, including the issues that he discusses here. The Capitol Fax is a hangout for both the Democrat and RINO political establishment in Illinois. The target audience of the Capitol Fax is Illinois politicians, bureaucrats, lobbyists, vendors, cronies, and any other sort of political insider. Members of the general public who want to be engaged and informed on the affairs of the state are not welcome there. The regulars at the Capitol Fax view Illinois state government as a private business that only they… Read more »
What’s particularly outrageous is his rigged comment board. If he didn’t block almost all right-of-center comments, he would be overrun by them and he knows it.
Absolutely spot on. Of all groups in Illinois the Capital Fax audience truly needs to hear dissenting opinions but Miller runs the comments like a Pravda gulag. It is truly the archetypal Echo Chamber.
Exactly, the group at the Capitol Fax is basically the same group running Illinois into the ground. The Capitol Fax could be used to provide a rare opportunity for the general public to publicly engage the people running our state in a public discussion, but Rich Miller has prevented that from happening through his heavy handed censorship. This further accentuates the echo chamber that the people running the state live in. This is the same echo chamber that believes that it’s acceptable to financially decimate the state, put feminine hygiene products in fourth grade boys’ restrooms, and hold drag queen… Read more »
Cap Fax is IL state propaganda. That’s not some slur or exaggeration. It is a private blog/publication that exists through the use of state funds (state subscriptions) for the sole purpose of disseminating favorable information about the Democrats in Springfield, and fabricating lies about their perceived enemies, Republicans in Springfield. This is the sole purpose of Cap Fax, so much so, that Rich brags on his blog about his direct line to the Gov’s Chief of Staff and his ability to receive a near instantaneous response back to his inquiry.
I once had a fairly vanilla and non-controversial comment blocked by Rich Miller on the Capitol Fax.
Strangely enough, it was simply a comment stating that I supported separating my alma mater, SIUE, from SIUC on an article concerning that very topic.
I didn’t even diverge from the topic at hand to criticize the many woke policies going on at both SIU campuses that I strongly disagree with and are the main reason I will never make any donations to SIUE.
Because they’re enlightened liberals, they believe every problem can be solved by throwing tons of money at it. Your money. And here comes Mr. Miller, telling us how important it is that these programs show tangible results! He doesn’t tell us where the money is actually going, besides telling us it is “out the door”, which means we’ll never see it again. As for the tangible results part, forget it. You can’t change human nature. Bad people are going to be bad. But you can’t really speak the truth in the woke times we live in. So buckle up and… Read more »
The entire article boils down to: how fast can we spend money? Is it possible that anybody still believes this nonsense?
This clown again? Mike Madigan’s mouthpiece and loyal lapdog? When are the Fed’s coming for Miller?