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* This could be good. NBC 5…
After a war of words over Chicago Public Schools funding, Gov. Bruce Rauner and Mayor Rahm Emanuel will stand together Thursday to announce hundreds of jobs coming to the South Side of the city.
The two are slated to announce the expansion of a Flex-N-Gate facility that’s expected to create at least 300 new manufacturing jobs. […]
Thursday’s announcement is common ground for Emanuel and Rauner after a lengthy, public vocal battle between the two.
“The state of Illinois has to do the most fundamental. Pass a budget, balanced budget, fully fund education. We are seeing the consequences of a governor who has never ever in his entire 22 months as governor once introduced a budget,” Emanuel said.
Emanuel’s office said there would be no media availability after the event. Rauner’s office didn’t say one way or the other, which usually indicates he’ll answer questions.
* Anyway, part of this Rauner administration response from Eleni Demertzis was quoted in the above article. It’s not exactly on-topic, but good enough for our purposes…
CPS’ crisis is not due to the budget impasse, it’s due to decades of fiscal mismanagement. Instead of pointing fingers and blaming decades of fiscal mismanagement on a governor who has been in office for two years, CPS officials and the Mayor should be here in Springfield demanding that the comptroller prioritize our schools and urging lawmakers to pass a balanced budget that includes pension reform that will in return secure the $215 million in funding for CPS.
The mayor should be more involved. I agree.
But I don’t know how they can continue to blame the comptroller for not paying bills with an empty bank account. Well, actually, I do know how they can do this. Anything and everything that distracts from the governor’s own culpability is thrown at the media.
*** UPDATE *** Not exactly friendly…
Not sure 2 chairs is enough distance… #RahmvsRauner pic.twitter.com/bvFUCwpMKa
— Mary Ann Ahern (@MaryAnnAhernNBC) May 11, 2017
Here we go pic.twitter.com/ROzJPHtsyH
— Tony Arnold (@tonyjarnold) May 11, 2017
posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, May 11, 17 @ 11:53 am
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Open new plant which they will pay no taxes then when the tax credit is up they move shop to Mexico. Genius move.
Comment by Rocky Rosi Thursday, May 11, 17 @ 11:58 am
Welcome to Chicago. Have you paid your head tax yet?
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/11/chicago-public-schools-head-tax-budget-deficit-mayor-rahm-emanuel/
Comment by City Zen Thursday, May 11, 17 @ 12:04 pm
===Anything and everything that distracts from the governor’s own culpability is thrown at the media.===
When do you think the media might throw it back?
Comment by PublicServant Thursday, May 11, 17 @ 12:05 pm
City Zen, the head tax is a terrible idea. Notice how Chicago’s office sector has boomed since Rahm eliminated the head tax?
Comment by Ron Thursday, May 11, 17 @ 12:13 pm
No budget deal until the next Democratic governor or new speaker. Which ever comes first.
Comment by Foster brooks Thursday, May 11, 17 @ 12:25 pm
So the Governor says jobs are fleeing the state until his TA is enacted.
But he keeps showing up for these announcements which disprove his argument.
Is this part of shaking up Springfield?
Comment by Sir Reel Thursday, May 11, 17 @ 12:34 pm
Foster brooks - Thursday, May 11, 17 @ 12:25 pm:
No budget deal until the next Democratic governor or new speaker. Which ever comes first. ”
why so we have mass give aways for public employee unions?
Comment by Ron Thursday, May 11, 17 @ 12:40 pm
Ron, someday a public employee may have to change your diaper. You won’t care if they’re in the union then. In fact, if you find yourself at the mercy of a medicaid-funded nursing home, you’ll hope it’s a union member changing your diaper.
Comment by 47th Ward Thursday, May 11, 17 @ 1:04 pm
47th Ward, The best nursing home in my hometown is non-union and they do an outstanding job taking care of my relatives.
Comment by Arock Thursday, May 11, 17 @ 1:52 pm
–CPS’ crisis is not due to the budget impasse, it’s due to decades of fiscal mismanagement.–
When Citizen Rauner was dropping hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions on Daley and Emanuel, he specifically cited their education policies.
So according to his crew’s phone-it-in talking points, that makes Rauner and enabler of all that mismanagement.
Comment by wordslinger Thursday, May 11, 17 @ 2:04 pm
Ron used to go by Tone, I believe. Troll-makeover, I guess.
Comment by wordslinger Thursday, May 11, 17 @ 2:05 pm
Anyone else notice the Gov is starting to up the tie game? First 2+ years of office he barely ever had a tie on, now he seems to be wearing consistently.
Comment by DuPage Bard Thursday, May 11, 17 @ 3:28 pm
Eleni Demertzis is wrong about CPS having been for decades mismanaged, its been politically managed. Choices are made for political reasons, for example build a school to make a aldermanic ally look good and deliver to their ward.
CPS has been politicized since before Richard J Daley. Back then it was patronage jobs in facilities and for clerical workers. Today its contracts for politically connected vendors, minority subcontractors, law firms, bond issuance firms like Loop Capital Financial Consulting Services (LCFCS), and on and on.
Comment by Rod Thursday, May 11, 17 @ 3:42 pm
Same thing Rod. Eleni is correct.
Comment by Ron Thursday, May 11, 17 @ 4:04 pm
CPS is an organizational, fiscal, and ethical nightmare. They should sink-or-swim on their own strength. I have my own school district to worry about.
Comment by TaxPoorDennis Thursday, May 11, 17 @ 4:12 pm
word, I noticed by happenstance that a couple of our most irritating trolls have moved to Crain’s and the Trib. New Mexico Fred and Nixon or something like that. Fred changed his handle but the content is unmistakable.
Comment by Arthur Andersen Thursday, May 11, 17 @ 4:14 pm
TaxPoorDennis, I don’t really disagree, but CPS taxpayers pay for all teachers in the state’s pensions, while no one but Chicagoans pay for CPS teachers pensions. Time to have all local school districts pay for their teachers pensions and allow municipal BK.
Comment by Ron Thursday, May 11, 17 @ 4:24 pm
Rauner wears a tie for once and the big money guy shows tieless. Lol!
Comment by Arthur Andersen Thursday, May 11, 17 @ 4:54 pm
Has there been a Chicago mayor more disengaged from the General Assembly than Rahm Emanueal?
Has he ever visited Springfield to lobby anyone?
Comment by W Flag Thursday, May 11, 17 @ 5:29 pm
Ooh, now it’s about ties.
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, May 11, 17 @ 5:40 pm