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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Lawmakers pitch sweeping changes to energy industry and Chicagoland transit system – Capitol News IL
Senate Bill 3935 would institute a “heat decarbonization standard,” requiring gas utilities to reduce their carbon emissions each year, beginning with a 24 percent reduction in 2031 and 100 percent by 2050.
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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.
Heaven help us……vote these imbeciles out before these policies do us all in!!
What kind of Stupid is this proposal? The only way gas utilities get to zero is to close up shop and go home while their customer freeze and go broke. Have these morons done any simple arithmetic? 1 Therm of gas is equal to 29 KWH of electricity. One therm of gas cost me 34 cents in April ’24. 29KWH of comed’s juice, same month, cost $1.85, or almost 5X. Both numbers are for the joules only, All the taxes, fees, taxes on taxes, and other BS that gets larded on, especially for electricity, are not included. Heat pumps my… Read more »
Perhaps your comments should be forwarded to all of the ignorant legislators who govern from emotion rather than logic. That’s the majority. What qualifications are required to govern? The ability to garner favor with a political party, then get more votes than the opposition. No experience, no education, no testing … just get voted in. Brandon Johnson is the poster child for unqualified politicians – what a inept individual. In his own words he is: “… a black man married to a black woman raising three black children on the west side of Chicago.” Those words will forever define Mr.… Read more »
All the above is true , also each home had better have a 400amp main service to supply all the electrical goodies and don’t forget
The EV fast charger in the garage.
It won’t work the grid cannot supply the additional loads.