Wirepoints @Wirepoints
Independent research, commentary and news aggregation. We connect the dots between Illinois government, economy and people. #twill wirepoints.org Chicago, IL Joined November 2012-
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The new @ChicagoBears stadium proposal – with the public on the hook for $1.5 B – is a bad idea and a bad deal. Time for full private financing of stadiums. Via @Wirepoints on #TheChicagoWay with @John_Kass and @JPCarlin. @WGNRadio wirepoints.org/given-where-ch… #twill @ChicagosMayor
The $200B in federal #covid aid that bailed out #Illinois from a near-junk rating is finally drying up. State budgets jumped by 32% during the pandemic, but now they're projected to be stagnant (down after inflation). Via @Wirepoints wirepoints.org/even-more-evid… #twill @GovPritzker
Congrats to Illinois …coming it at number 48…nice ..@GlennonMarkE @ilpoliski @Wirepoints @Bob_Iaccino
Congrats to Illinois …coming it at number 48…nice ..@GlennonMarkE @ilpoliski @Wirepoints @Bob_Iaccino
#Illinois must fix the shattered confidence in its election process. Solutions are simple. Via @Wirepoints wirepoints.org/illinois-must-… #twill @GovPritzker
Ted Dabrowski (@ilpoliski), president at @Wirepoints, points to #Chicago being at the bottom of the list for big cities and home growth/home value morninganswerchicago.com/ted-dabrowski-…
#Illinois official data shows voter turnout in the March primary was at 19.1%. That’s the lowest presidential primary turnout since 1960, according to the State Board of Elections. Via @Wirepoints wirepoints.org/81-of-register… #twill
Concerns remain after Chicago officials unveil plan for slowing robbery spree thecentersquare.com/illinois/artic… via @thecentersquare
Chicago main library is starting down this path ...
Chicago residents in MAGA hats tear into mayor for funding migrants mol.im/a/13324975 via @MailOnline
#Illinois pols don’t want to close #Chicago’s failing, nearly empty public schools. Today, 163 schools – 1/3 of district schools – are run more than half-empty. Many should be shuttered, students sent elsewhere. Via @Wirepoints wirepoints.org/number-of-half… #twill #SchoolChoice
#Illinois #education officials keep hiding the state's low student outcomes behind the excuse of “higher test standards.” Not true. Both state and national data (NAEP) show the same thing. Pre-covid, just 17% of Illinois' 4th-grade black students could read at grade level. For…
.@NPR's Debacle and the ‘Vibe Shift.’ If you haven’t read it, you’ve missed what every journalist in America has probably read: a brutal column on how NPR lost America’s trust, written last week by an NPR veteran, Uri Berliner. Via @Wirepoints wirepoints.org/national-publi… #twill
#SchoolChoice is alive and well for black students at #Chicago Public Schools. Today #CPS has 111,000 fewer black students than it did in 2000. They’ve been fleeing for years. Via @Wirepoints. @ChiPubSchools @CTULocal1 @ChicagosMayor @CoreyBBrooks x.com/cdouglaslove3 #twill
Talking about #education and @ChiPubSchools in #Chicago’s South Side. With @CoreyBBrooks @CDouglasLove3 at @ProjectHood1. Just 8% of black students read at grade level at #CPS. wirepoints.org/what-literacy-… #SchoolChoice @CTULocal1 @ChicagosMayor
Chicago schools teach children to ‘decolonize’ and become anti-Western activists washingtonexaminer.com/news/2964595/c… via @dcexaminer
The alarming rise in crime in Chicago is a direct result of soft-on-crime policies. We need leaders who are committed to restoring law and order. x.com/wirepoints/sta…
The alarming rise in crime in Chicago is a direct result of soft-on-crime policies. We need leaders who are committed to restoring law and order. x.com/wirepoints/sta…
The back-scratching between teachers unions and lawmakers is core part of Illinois' political machine. Unions dole out money and in exchange, pols enhance union power/benefits. Contributions: $30M in last 4 years. Via @Wirepoints wirepoints.org/teacher-unions… #twill @GovPritzker
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Congrats to Illinois …coming it at number 48…nice ..@GlennonMarkE @ilpoliski @Wirepoints @Bob_Iaccino
How do different states' financial health and fiscal responsibility compare to each other, and what factors contribute to their varying levels of fiscal stability? buff.ly/49FzKli #CatoEcon
Ted Dabrowski (@ilpoliski), president at @Wirepoints, points to #Chicago being at the bottom of the list for big cities and home growth/home value morninganswerchicago.com/ted-dabrowski-…
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Our concern is that if ANY country is allowed to censor content for ALL countries, which is what the Australian “eSafety Commissar” is demanding, then what is to stop any country from controlling the entire Internet? We have already censored the content in question for…
Australia’s censorship industrial complex: “The problem that you’ve got here with this eSafety Commissioner, she’s an activist. She will continue to expand her role to police the internet, to censor debate in a way that’s consistent with her own ideological views. You have…
Makes sense - only an act of God can fix the CTA.
The mayor appointed a politically connected pastor, not a transit expert, to the CTA’s oversight board. The appointment came the same week Gov. JB Pritzker called for “new leadership” at the CTA. Most people on the board aren’t transit experts. buff.ly/3xKy2Sp
Maybe we can sell the state’s last cow for five magic beans.
This post has been updated twice with CTU commentary capitolfax.com/2024/04/22/the…
Dear Ted & John, add to your list that IL voters R trained to ignore reality by consuming #TikTok videos curated by #China. Happy pols rely on low voter turnout. @ilpoliski @jhklingner 81% of reg IL voters failed to turn out @Wirepoints wirepoints.org/81-of-register… via @withemes
Chicago main library is starting down this path ...
@mazemoore Katherine Maher is blatantly racist and sexist – one of the worst human beings in America
@Wirepoints @Gotion48660 @GovPritzker FBI Wray was at Vanderbilt today talking about what a threat China is. It makes no sense that Illinois taxpayers are on the hook for $500m to a country the FBI director is warning about. Something is very stinky here. fbi.gov/news/stories/c…
@Wirepoints @ChiPubSchools @CoreyBBrooks @CDouglasLove3 @ProjectHood1 @CTULocal1 @ChicagosMayor I was in the audience for this discussion yesterday- very fascinating discussion. Shout out to @Wirepoints , Principal Morrow of Dunbar & all the panelist!
Could suggest that the switch from the SAT to the ACT is a strategic move to manipulate test results and conceal poor academic performance. @ilpoliski
IL 11th Graders Could Take ACT Next Year Instead of SAT wfiwradio.com/2024/03/18/il-…
The alarming rise in crime in Chicago is a direct result of soft-on-crime policies. We need leaders who are committed to restoring law and order. x.com/wirepoints/sta…
For context on #Chicago crime: 2024 numbers YTD are still far above 2019, the year before crime spiked. Major #crimes YTD are up 38% vs. 2019: Robberies, up 27%. And murders, up 26%. Via @Wirepoints wirepoints.org/chicagos-crime… #twill @GovPritzker @ChicagosMayor @DNC
Here's a math problem for you Imagine there are 67 public schools in Illinois Where 0 kids are proficient in math Q: How many graduate? A: ~70% still graduate 🤔 * "top school" spent $54k/student * had 0 proficient in math * 81% graduation rate source @Wirepoints
Anti-war activists in Chicago learn to chant “Death to Israel” and “Death to America” in Farsi. Read more from The FP’s @Olivia_Reingold: thefp.pub/4cYp5oU
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