Ted joined Shaun Thompson to talk about about the Chicago Teachers Union’s absurd new contract demands, why so many Chicago teachers are chronically absent, and Brandon Johnson’s failed first year as mayor.
What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
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 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.
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.
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They are running on a non-issue here in Illinois. Women can get an abortion, on demand, anytime here in the State of Illinois. Yet the Democrat lunatic women running in Illinois are using abortion as their main talking point, because they have nothing solid, tangible or credible to their voting record. Republicans here in Illinois should make it clear, that it is a non-issue in this State and call them out for all of the crap they have implemented in the State of Illinois.
Afghanistan withdrawal, open borders, inflation, gender ideology, CRT and a tanking economy – those topics are off the table.
Abortion is the centerpiece of the Democrat platform – they have nothing else to stand on.
What a sad, sad situation.
Democrats, and their voters, are not concerned with governing. They moving us towards a progressive future, and the day-to-day things of governing, get overlooked, in favor of grander policy issues. Democrat voters are the same way. Look at the videos they post everywhere online – it’s all closed-minded my way or the highway policy ideas. Ban all assault rifles. Well, how you gonna do that? There are tens of millions of ‘assault rifles’ any maybe less than 100 of them in any given year are used in crimes. ABORTION ON DEMAND? Well, how you gonna force red areas where few… Read more »
Yet it seems to work to secure the votes in Illinois. It is the apparent will of the Illinois voting citizen.
What amazes me is that abortion isn’t on the ballot and considering the state of things in Illinois and the state’s liberal abortion policies, it’s a non-issue.
What it is is a distraction, plain and simple. Something to take the focus off real problems and sway the stupid.
They are all obsessed with abortions. Have you heard any of them say the words abstinence or heaven forbid virginity or wait till your married? Nothing said about the countless STD’s going on regardless if you had an abortion or not. What if the mothers of these people obsessed with abortions had one?
Kamala came to Illinois so that Duckworth wouldn’t feel like the biggest idiot in the room for once.