Wirepoints

Independent research, commentary and news aggregation. We connect the dots between Illinois government, economy and people. #twill

[Wirepoints @Wirepoints]

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[Wirepoints @Wirepoints]

@chitribopinions Your opinion, this says, is that Pritzker is "moderate." The guy who said Illinois is "the most progressive state in America and damn proud of it"?

[Stuart Loren @StuLoren]

As today is the Mayor’s budget rollout, I thought I’d chime in on Chicago’s fiscal performance and outlook with a piece in the Tribune (below).

Also, some accompanying charts. First, Chicago’s main operating budget has grown 64% since 2019 vs inflation of 30%… Not ideal!

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[Wirepoints @Wirepoints]

Billions in Tax Revenue Lost Every Year Due to Illinois’ Anemic Economic Growth – Wirepoints https://t.co/e8kqm5muDy

[Morning Answer @MorningAnswer]

You can draw a straight line from unrest in France to policy decisions in Illinois, arguing that both reflect the direct consequences of voters’ choices rather than circumstances imposed on them. @DanProft welcomed @GlennonMarkE, founder of @Wirepoints, for their weekly discussion of Illinois policy issues.

[Brian Costin @BrianCostin]

Pritzker is lying about his property-tax record.

He signed 21 bills extending 173 TIF districts across 104 cities and villages in 50 counties—an estimated $10.33 BILLION in property-tax revenue extended.

He can’t wash his hands of laws he signed.

[Wirepoints @Wirepoints]

An entire nation mugged by reality. When is enough enough?

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

A French woman who supported France’s left wing government and the protests asks why left wing protesters are looting her store. It’s a perfect distillation of left wing decisions, this is where it all leads.

[Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby]

Abdul El-Sayed’s sister on the October 7th massacre:

“It was the most beautiful day of my life.”

[Brian Costin @BrianCostin]

SCAM ALERT! This is just gross gaslighting of Illinois' working-class families.

Since 2019, he's raised state taxes and fees on working families 71 times, totaling over $90B in new taxes.

10 tax hikes this year and next. https://t.co/g3i0ZGudxI

[Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley]

After watching Gov. Pritzker and Mayor Johnson drive up taxes and drive out the Bears, I expect that there are many who might find this a tempting alternative. https://t.co/fS4kYFRH4z After all, they are simply offering to do for citizens what they have already done to the state.

[Wirepoints @Wirepoints]

Chicago’s $260 Million Sellout https://t.co/PO1qvwvfp4

[Morning Answer @MorningAnswer]

.@DanProft welcomed @GlennonMarkE, founder of @Wirepoints, for their weekly discussion on Illinois policy issues.

[Stuart Loren @StuLoren]

This thread on the lousy STSC debt offering and the longer blog post was excellent. Highly recommend. Per Bloomberg’s pricing, Chicago’s interest rates have had a bit of relief over the last week, but borrowing costs are still high to the point of being punitive for taxpayers.

[Morning Answer @MorningAnswer]

.@DanProft highlighted roughly 55 school-related referenda on the November 3rd ballot across Illinois, representing nearly $4 billion in proposed bonds and tax increases. He pointed to a new project from Ted Dabrowski called @Fight4Illinois, which compiles ballot information on these referenda, and said he cross-referenced that data with school performance figures from https://t.co/lVImN9hlYi. Proft was joined by @GlennonMarkE, founder of @Wirepoints, who praised Dabrowski’s effort to bring scrutiny to a process he said has historically favored a well-organized coalition of developers, construction interests, and teachers' unions who routinely outmaneuver more loosely organized opposition.

[Wirepoints @Wirepoints]

Illinois AG asked to probe 24 taxing bodies' referendum campaigns https://t.co/Rqgge8kCBI via @thecentersquare

[Wirepoints @Wirepoints]

The blue-state model for education has failed, and the public has caught on https://t.co/M9Y3d8aQig

[Ald. Raymond Lopez @RaymondALopez]

Yes - @ChiPubSchools has different grading “scales” based on ZIP codes

[Morning Answer @MorningAnswer]

Wirepoints founder @GlennonMarkE criticized Gov. JB Pritzker’s claims about Illinois’ improved credit ratings during an interview with @DanProft, arguing that taxpayers have paid far more in additional revenue than the state will save on borrowing costs.

[Brian Costin @BrianCostin]

This is obscene! No wonder transit needed a bailout and taxes needed to be hiked.

[Wirepoints @Wirepoints]

Juliana Stratton is using her campaign money to fund Abdul El-Sayed – Wirepoints https://t.co/lykvJehIDl