Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Illinois Budget’s New Taxes Face Serious Constitutional Challenges
June 12, 2026
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A mess of uncertainty and litigation is sure to follow.
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
If the state gives the ISBE the authority to revoke schools state recognition then that school district should be allowed to privatize by referendum. Parents would then have the right to choose if they vote to privatize and if they say yes they would pay tuition. The school portion of their property tax bill could be credited towards tuition.When parents see the astronomical per pupil expenditures compared to local private schools they would then get involved in the financial matters of the school and maybe get rid of the administrative bloat like reduce assistant superintendents from 5 or 6 to… Read more »
ABSOLUTELY NOT! Stop using our kids as political pawns. They keep playing shell games with this legislation and it needs to stop. We stayed here for the education and now I have to ask – what education? The CTU and Pritzker should be congratulated for taking down any remaining resemblance of education in this state. Keep and eye out for and complete witness slips for HB4135 and OPPOSE this nonsense!!
Go for it JB! You do not have the balls because parents will turn. You are a bully coward!!!!