Mr. Johnson has been eager to turn Chicago into a vanguard of the progressive left. Is apologizing for murdering children supposed to be part of this new political morality?
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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Lauren Underwood, House Rep 14th District Illinois famously refers to herself as a nurse. She is a licensed nurse in Illinois. She is said to be a silent Squad member, one may assume silent because she is mentioned as being groomed as possible Veep candidate. Nurses are supposed to operate with blindfold on: no matter her antipathy for others based upon their religion or skin color, she is professionally obliged to treat them with care unmitigated by her personal biases. Illinois Rep Lauren Underwood could be active in efforts to locate/rescue hostages taken by Hamas terrorists. This she could do… Read more »
She may be a licensed nurse, she may refer to herself as a nurse and she’s been seen in political ads dressed lie a nurse but has she actually ever worked as a nurse?
I don’t think Underwood has ever done any practical/traditional nursing. Most of her work was in health policy or research. The equivalent of obtaining a CPA then working for SAP implementing ERP systems.
“The resolution passed only after many leftwing Council members left the meeting in protest.”—-and you can rest assured all those “leftwing Council members” are all funded by are phony psuedo-socialist @ CTU on the taxpayers dime.