It shouldn’t have taken a PhD in economics to notice this – Wirepoints Quickpoint
May 17, 2024
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What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
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Twelve Illinois Congressmen vote against bill to give federal custody to non-citizen defendants charged or convicted with assaulting cops – Wirepoints Quickpoint
May 17, 2024
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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 Chicago Teachers Union Plays Hooky – Wirepoints in the Wall Street Journal*
May 17, 2024
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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.
Gov. Pritzker is using the threat of budget cuts to get more tax hikes passed – Wirepoints joins Tom Miller of WJPF Carbondale
May 17, 2024
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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.
Public education staffing has ballooned over the years…yet kids still can’t read – Wirepoints on with Jeff Daly of WZUS Decatur Radio
May 17, 2024
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Ted joined Jeff Daly to discuss how politicians can never spend enough on education despite there being no accountability for that spending, the growth of education staffing across Illinois, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $1 billion demand for Chicago schools, why Gov. Pritzker is providing $830 million in taxpayer subsidies to struggling EV carmaker Rivian, and more.
Comments posted on Trib article were usual SJW blather: “need more equity”, “need more jobs”, “need more affordable housing”. Blah, blah, blah. Zero demand for accountability. Zero notice that common civility is no longer expected from young POC folks. Not one comment stated fact: here in Chicago, lawlessness is tolerated, is enabled, is excused, while law-abiding folks suffer for it, all in name of “BLM-equity-protest”.
Hmmm….Lori is denying there is any tentative agreement with FOP! It appears FOP John let the cat out of the bag before Lori and friends could think up a story why she got nothing. The winds have shifted, the city is in flames and whatever Lori was trying to implement has exploded in her face. I wonder if Lori is blessing going hands on! I wonder if any of Lori’s demands will move? Ever! Lori will publicly slap JC in the press but it’s nothing but theatre. Lori got pantsed worse than Richie at the Olympics.
Of course, the tribune’s chosen reader comments are all progressive lefties who want to double down on bad ideas. One reader suggested that additional policing has been tried for decades and gotten us nowhere. Uh, what about the additional policing since the height of the crack epidemic in the 1990’s until last year, when crime and murders dropped significantly? Crime went up this year as police have been less proactive and don’t care to do their jobs anymore. The ignorance of these fools voting in astounding.