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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Oh boy, Pritzker is excited! Meanwhile there is a collective yawn from the population at large. EV demand is falling like a rock.
“This is like nirvana for somebody like me”. In case we didn’t already understand that the green movement is a religion to its adherents.
Based upon the funding and giveaways it seems like it is the government, ie taxpayers, that are “going” to build the plants in Illinois.
The EV industry must be doomed if they are coming to Illinois.
“Multiple EV companies have announced deals with Illinois this year,” this article says. Yeah, like who?
Don’t let lies get in the way of a good story.
Maybe true if you also count companies building the EV chargers. Only 1 that I found so far.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/new-electric-vehicle-charging-station-plant-builds-on-illinois-existing-ev-infrastructure/3262695/
https://www.ibjonline.com/2023/10/27/gov-pritzker-joins-evbox-to-launch-companys-new-illinois-built-dc-fast-charger/
This news as of yesterday about reopening the Belvidere Stellantis plant maybe with some type of EV cars but not sure yet. So some good news.
https://abc7chicago.com/belvidere-assembly-plant-news-uaw-strike-update-stellantis/13986746/