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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The U.S. Supreme Court has turned aside a long-shot bid to secure an order blocking the state of Illinois from enforcing its ban on so-called “assault weapons” while legal challenges to the law continue to play out in lower courts. This means the law, which bans the sale and purchase of a long list of semiautomatic firearms and related accessories will most likely remain in effect throughout much of the summer.
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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*
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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
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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.
That’s good, should keep them out of the hands of the criminals in chicago.
Instead of a system of checks and balances, we have a system of Pritzker’s checks for Illinois Supreme court imbalance.
“After one weekend in place, Easterbrook shelved McGlynn’s ruling, granting a request from Raoul to put the Illinois gun ban back in effect. He did so without giving the plaintiffs the opportunity to respond to Raoul’s petition, and in a manner the plaintiffs have pointed out likely violated federal appellate court procedural rules.” “Even though state law plays a role in determining the existence of property or liberty interests which are protected by the Due Process Clause, whether a property interest is protected for purposes of substantive due process is a question that is not answered by reference to state… Read more »
I’m hoping there is something they know that we don’t.
Like the whole thing is a big sting operation to throw all the traitors in jail? 🙂
Big sting to throw traitors in jail? This fed poasting? No, like are signaling to the 7th Circuit behind the scenes that they expect the 7th Circuit to follow the precedent of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen. That way they don’t need to step in to invalidate the law because they expect the 7th Circuit to do it. The 7th Circuit wouldn’t intervene at first, probably, because they want a brief and opinioning overruling the previous 7th circuit law upholding these laws (the deerfield assault weapons ban). The 7th circuit doesn’t usually overturn its own… Read more »
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