National Public Radio’s Debacle and the ‘Vibe Shift’ – Wirepoints
April 18, 2024
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Hopefully, all media will get the message, in Illinois, too.
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Illinois has borrowed $2.6 Billion from the US Treasury just for its unemployment fund.
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Growing property tax burdens make this state unlivable for too many Illinoisans – Wirepoints joins Tom Miller of WJPF Carbondale
April 18, 2024
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Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about Illinois’ highest-in-the-nation property taxes, why lawmakers don’t want to touch the tax’s cost drivers, just how much Illinoisans’ tax burden has grown over the decades, why Gov. Pritzker failed to meet his promise to reform property taxes, and more.
Illinois education officials keep trying to hide their failures behind excuse of “higher test standards” – Wirepoints
April 17, 2024
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Illinois’ dismal education numbers – especially for minority students – are embarrassing to politicians and officials. But rather than admit there’s a problem with Illinois’ education system, they attack the state’s own standards for being “too high,” instead.
Wilmette protects government speech…but not free speech. – Wirepoints on AM 560 Chicago’s Morning Answer
April 17, 2024
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Ted joined Dan and Amy to talk about the free speech controversy brewing in Wilmette due to the city’s refusal to fly a religious freedom flag, the city’s left-wing excesses and the growing culture war, the latest money spent on the illegal immigrant crisis, and more.
Chicago Weekly Crime Tracker – Wirepoints
April 17, 2024
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Weekly crime statistics from the Chicago Police Department: Report through 4/14/2024.
Fascinating article. Another gigantic debt burden that goes completely unreported While it looks like other states like NY & Calf have borrowed more on per capita bases from feds to fund unemployment, article raises so many questions–1.) Why does Illinois collect so little in unemployment from employers in the fist place? Maybe because all the other taxes required by state & local gov and wc rates are so high the state doesn’t want to burden employers further with high unemployment fund contribution rates? 2.) Other states in article, like Georgia, are using CARES ACT funding to fund unemployment but Illinois… Read more »