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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Wuhan Virus related unemployment fraud is likely small potatoes compared to the fraud, waste and abuse of taxpayer’s Medicaid dollars. One the “variances” requested of the Fed’s by Pritzker, in response to state employees “working” from home, was the elimination of the required eligibility process for Medicaid and SNAP. Since Public Aid employees were no longer investigating Medicaid claims, they were also not allowed to find anyone ineligible for taxpayer funded medical aid or food stamps. Thousands of people who were no longer eligible for public aid continued to receive benefits, and tens of thousands of others were newly enrolled… Read more »
Nothing to see here, move along.
It’s $1 billion that was misappropriated.
JB biggest slime ball in Illinois ever! Throw him out
If your one of the Republican governor candidates wouldn’t you want to be all this jb coverup??