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David Greising, of the Better Government Association: "Operating from her perch at the CTU, Gates wields substantial influence over the Chicago school system. She does so without oversight ... And the amount of sway she holds over Johnson remains a mystery."
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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Oh yeah! Except she is without the intelligence, truthfulness or billions of dollars that he has.
One big difference. Elon produces a quality products. Gates produces substandard students.
Stacy Davis Gates’ sway over the mayor is a mystery? How does anyone write that with a straight face? Lefties continue to mainline their own Kool-Aid in the comfort of their sound proof echo chambers.
This was supposedly written by someone seeking ‘better government’. A complete tool.
Come again how an idiot like Gates is “a lot” like Musk!? Gheez laweez.
Sort of like the Tribune itself is “a lot like” any CPS high school newspaper you choose.
Did Gates put her son into CPS, like she tells other parents to do? Hypocritical. Do she sell her house in India?
David Greising, of the Better Government Association, a laughingstock of an organization in a state as mismanaged and gerrymandered as Illinois, whips out is “non-partisan” bona fides like Jeffrey Toobin abusing his ‘Little Jeffrey’ in this missive. David, as a ‘better’ government guy, I’m sure it comes as a surprise to you what actual oversight looks like. Elon Musk and the DOGE crew are oversight, long overdue oversight. He works for no compensation and reports directly to the President who will choose to act or not act on his recommendations. Stacy Gates is a Union extortionist of the taxpayers and… Read more »
No mystery here- Gates made damn sure that Johnson had all the support he needed to become the most incompetent, unqualified mayor in the US. Say what you will about Lightfoot, but she got fed up with the CTU’s antics and told them to get back to work, and they didn’t like it.