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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A $3 per-ticket surcharge has been proposed to help retire debt incurred by renovations at Soldier Field, which is owned by the Chicago Park District. State Rep. Kam Buckner said that’s good, but, “I worked for a pro sports team and we wrote a big check every single year to the City of Chicago and the county for an amusement tax. I think it’s important to also talk about the loss of that tax revenue from the amusement sales tax, the 9% cap in that space as well.”
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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.
This article improperly characterizes the detail about assessment freeze, makign it sound more like a vanilla TIF deal:
“Moylan’s bill would freeze property values, which means the Bears would not pay more taxes as the Racecourse property value increases.”
Actually, it seeks to roll back the property assessment to the low, pre-inflation valuation of 3 years prior, before the triennial re-assessment which all properties in Cook County must undergo.
There are remedies under the law for Arlington Park property owners to appeal that assessment, other than special ‘friends’ deal’ from Springfield, which most other property taxpayers cannot access.
Moylan is pretty bad but at least he’s a typical corrupt old school machine union Democrat. Nearly all his money comes from unions. It’s not like his constituents ever donate money to his campaigns. He’s despicable as a person but at least you know what you’re getting. Crazy times we live in where the corrupt old school machine union Democrat to the insane progressives we have now in Springfield.