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LaVonte Stewart, executive director of the sports and mentorship program Lost Boyz Inc., said he had to lay off 60 percent of his staff after pandemic stimulus funds ran out last year. He’s now turning to the city to fill that gap. But the mayor has called on Springfield and local philanthropists to step up.
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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Instead of giving LaVonte tax money I would rather he lay off the rest of his staff. This “midnight basketball” crap has been a grift forever.
Does anyone truly believe these violence interrupter groups are doing anything beyond being paid?