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The Illinois legislation would, among other things, ban no-knock warrants unless there’s a threat to the officers or other people. In addition, a search warrant would not be issued when the only offense alleged is possession of narcotics, unless there’s reason to believe that the controlled substance is tied to manufacturing, distributing or selling the drugs. The legislation would also require search warrants to be executed between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. unless a judge grants an exception.
Summary and audio linked here.
Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Full interview and summary linked here.
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