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The United Auto Workers, for example, launched a six-week strike against the country’s top three automakers this fall, in part because labor leaders worried that the industry’s transition to electric vehicles would harm assembly line workers. That put Democratic governors who backed the move to EVs in a tough spot. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Andy Beshear of Kentucky and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan all staked their political fortunes—and millions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies—on attracting factories for cleaner vehicles, batteries and other suppliers.
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
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Trump visited the Granite City Steel mill to announce that he was imposing the tariffs that the union was pining for. Next thing you know, at election time, the union is pumping for Biden. Pritzker needs not fear as Illinois Democrats, in general, vote for blue no matter who.
Gretchen’s melon is almost as big as JB’s. With all that space you would expect at least average brain power from those two, but sadly you would be disappointed.