Lacking context and perspective
Wednesday, Jun 21, 2023 - Posted by Rich Miller * A 4.1 percent unemployment rate is setting their hair on fire…
If they’re gonna focus on unemployment rates, I’ll note that the pro-business bastion of Texas has the same unemployment rate as Illinois. And while Illinois’ unemployment rate has declined during the last twelve months, Texas’ rate has risen. Minnesota’s May rate was 2.9 percent, and they’re hardly a conservative outpost. But, really, both Texas and Illinois are less than a half a point higher than the national average of 3.7 percent. We have our troubles, for sure. But screaming about the inadequacy of what is essentially full employment seems silly to me. * Now, scroll all the way to the bottom of the Center Square story…
Sen. McClure voted in favor of doubling the Motor Fuel Tax rate in 2019 and tying it to inflation. Last year, McClure voted against the BIMP but did vote to temporarily freeze the Motor Fuel Tax and lower the grocery tax by a percentage point. [Note change.]
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Brown University study: Chicago is the most segregated city in America
Wednesday, Jun 21, 2023 - Posted by Rich Miller * WBEZ…
There’s more. …Adding… Tribune…
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