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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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.
With CTA ridership still significantly down, CTA can repurpose its idle buses for migrant housing, claim its housed migrants as “new transit customers”. Win-win!
Article in Newsweek says migrants are leaving NY for other states and #1 destination is IL. Over 2600 plane tickets issued for IL. So BJ’s plan to limit buses won’t stop migrants coming from NY. Good move by Mayor Adams.
Hmm, maybe the CTA could now collect lodging fees from the Feds since the covid money has run out.
IL and Chicago better get what funding they can from Biden this year, because if Trump’s elected, it seems he won’t be into funding for illegal immigrants unless it’s for deportation.
I don’t believe Trump will be elected. First of all, I think there’s only a 1 in 5 chance Trump could legitimately win for various different reason. He threaded the needle in 2016 before Election day turned into ‘ballot harvesting season’. None of those states have gone Republican since (except GA, but not AZ, WI, PA). And if Trump does win, they’re not going to let him take office. The prosecutor in the FL criminal trial against Trump filed in court today some paperwork regarding presidential immunity, that argues “…the Nation would have no recourse to deter a President from… Read more »