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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Aldermen Sophia King and David Moore both say they’re confident they hold the number of votes needed to pass the ordinance, which they claim to have had at the initial council meeting in May. If passed, the mayor could still veto the measure.
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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.
Here’s what it will really cost: every homeowner, every business, every institution that has a LSD address will be compelled to spend $$ to re-address their accounts, their stationery, their signage, their printed materials, etc. What a stupid, stupid, stupid virtue-signal!
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Sophia King is a corrupt hypocritical racist. She was appointed by Rahm as a machine hack and now is playing the game as a pro blm pro antifa progressive activist. Her politically connected dj fixer husband was cited for corruption in a phony lobbying scam, but machine hack Steve Berlin on orders from Rahm let him off with no fine. King has also taken thousands in campaign contributions from developers in the Michael Reese deal in exchange for TIF dollars. She must be exposed and stopped. She also supports defunding the police as she eliminated 600 sworn positions from the… Read more »