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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Pritzker could have run on a separate Progressive ticket so as to not lump himself in with Madigan, similar to how Sam McCann created the “Conservative” party and ran separate from Rauner and the Republicans. JB was already self-funded and friendly to all the causes Democrats support. He still could have funded the same candidates and bypassed the Madigan apparatus altogether.
JB chose to run as a Democrat knowing Madigan controlled the state’s Democratic Party. The moment he made that choice, he chose Madigan.
Sam McCann was a stooge candidate entirely paid for by the Democrat party to draw votes away from Rauner. It partially worked because he diverted a few extra points away from Rauner. McCann didn’t expect to win. So he looted his campaign for personal use. He’s currently under federal indictment for misusing his campaign funds.
JB couldn’t go the progressive party route because they are rabid anti-s**mites, they hate joos, and they’re crazy. So he tried to adopt their progressive causes under the establishment guise of moving the party even further left.
Wait till Crooked Madigan rolls over on Governor Toilets.