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The Democratic contest for an Illinois Senate seat is shaping up as a test of the political power of Gov. JB Pritzker over a primary field of candidates who enter the race with deep animosity for one another and skepticism about the governor’s influence.
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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3 losers at there finest
With an IQ of 22, 19 and 12, respectively, these dolts will make wonderful Dem stooges.
Tax and spend Trio!
Anyone endorsed by Pritzker or from Chicago is bad for Il taxpayers, and would not represent all Il citizens. Do not vote for those candidates.
One of them will win and they will win the general election. And those remaining in Illinois with any common sense will be the losers.