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Friday, Jan 12, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller
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Harmon uses formerly CTU-backed bill against a CTU-backed candidate
Friday, Jan 12, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller * Tina Sfondeles on November 8 of last year…
In other words, as I wrote in a subsequent newspaper column, why spend precious dollars on 10 extra elections if the mayor you elected will appoint your people for free? * But Greg Hinz reported this week on another aspect to this fight. As you know, Senate President Don Harmon moved a fully elected school board bill during veto session which he said (accurately) was done at the behest of the CTU. There’s more to it, however…
Heh. Toro’s Senate Democratic advertising campaign has positioned her as a progressive CTU member. So, Sen. Toro votes for a fully elected school board, which has been politically popular (and likely still polls well if they’re using this tactic), then blasts her primary opponent for conspiring to obstruct the beloved reform. It’s almost like the Senate Democrats used the entire chamber last fall to weaponize an issue on behalf of a single appointed member facing a tough primary challenge. Maybe more than almost. …Adding… From Senate President Harmon’s spokesperson John Patterson…
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Chicago ‘paused’ opening new shelters on 12/22, plans shelter ‘rightsizing’ in face of budget problems
Friday, Jan 12, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller * This was distributed by the city during a briefing about new arrivals today… Kinda makes you wonder if the city intends to just dump folks into the street. Meanwhile, Texas keeps sending people here. …Adding… So, they told legislators they’re pausing new shelters and downsizing them, and then told the news media this, according to the Tribune…
…Adding… Pritzker tries to appeal to Abbott’s humanity…
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Friday, Jan 12, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller * You can click here or here to follow breaking news the way we’ve done since Twitter stopped ScribbleLive from working…
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