Illinois unions say that they want state revenue issue addressed. “White Paper” to be released on Monday.
I’m calling a press conference. I got a dozen friends who agree with me about pensions.
And the press falls for this bullshit.
Wow.
Who were they? The older siblings of the little kids he roped for his Kids Need a Lobbyist video.
This attempt by Quinn and the other political leaders in the state to hang every cut in social programs on the
More than a dozen?CHICAGO — College students are joining Gov. Pat Quinn in calling for pension reform, saying it’s vital to ensuring access to higher education.
More than a dozen students appeared at a press conference with Quinn Wednesday.
They said they rely on the state’s Monetary Award Program scholarships to pay for college.
Quinn said state funding for the grants has been cut from more than $400 million to about $381 million this year.
He said 18,000 students lost their grants. Another 150,000 are on a waiting list.
The event was part of Quinn’s push for pension reform by Jan. 9.
Illinois has the worst pension crisis in the country, with an unfunded liability of $96 billion. The state has to cut things like education to make its massive annual pension payments.
Wow.
Who were they? The older siblings of the little kids he roped for his Kids Need a Lobbyist video.
This attempt by Quinn and the other political leaders in the state to hang every cut in social programs on the
Quinn turns creepy with his pension campaign.
PopoutSome of my colleagues are outraged.
I understand.
But I find it just creepy.
And who are the parents who let their kids do this video?
First Illinois Governor Pat Quinn launched his campaign against teacher pensions with a child’s toy: Squeezy the pension cobra.
Student power. Chicago’s King College Prep shut down by peaceful protest.
Sun-Times:
I understand.
But I find it just creepy.
And who are the parents who let their kids do this video?
First Illinois Governor Pat Quinn launched his campaign against teacher pensions with a child’s toy: Squeezy the pension cobra.
Student power. Chicago’s King College Prep shut down by peaceful protest.
Sun-Times:
By word of mouth and social networking sites, students organized the massive protest in less than 12 hours. By 8 a.m., students sat together in the Kenwood neighborhood school’s foyer before they moved to the gymnasium, where they spent hours before being told to go back to class.Student leaders stayed behind to speak with school administrators and a CPS representative. But by 2:30 p.m.,