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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Leftists just setting records of abject failure everywhere they go!
All very deliberate.
We will never see $2 gas again, ever.
Democrats will keep stealing elections.
Its over.
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$5 gas will be Biden’s legacy. It didn’t need to be this way, but he sold out to the progressives to get elected. He is clearly losing it, as every speech is a gaffe filled word salad. He is headed for a mid term beatdown that will paralyze the rest of his only term. By year four, if he’s still in office, you won’t see him at all.
$5 gas? LOL, it’s $5.59 headed to $6 or $7 in my ‘burb!
$5.09 in Rockford at some stations today (Memorial Day). $4.37 in Beloit.
The difference by going over the border amazes me – what we need printed on every gas receipt is how much of the price of gas is taxes and to which entities those taxes go. I know IL assesses a state sales tax of 6.5% – so as the base price of gas increases, so does the state revenue – over and above the basic Pritzker $0.38/gallon tax. Here’s a breakdown of a $5/gallon 10-gallon purchase in Chicago: Gas cost: $38.79 Chicago tax (7.6%) $2.94 IL taxes (16.6%) $6.43 Fed Tax: (4.7%) $1.84 Total taxes: (29%) $11.21 That’s IF you… Read more »