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Tag: budget cuts

Posted inGovernment and Politics, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Lightfoot’s only option to ease perpetual budget deficits may be city income tax

by Curtis Black October 21, 2019October 21, 2019

To win support from voters and the City Council, the mayor will have to address budget shortfalls while reducing regressive taxation and responding to demands for better services and economic development in long-neglected communities.

Posted inCriminal Justice, Education, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Rahm Emanuel tries his hand at fiction. And the media is buying it.

by Curtis Black May 16, 2019May 23, 2019
Posted inChicago Election 2019, Government and Politics, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Does Toni Preckwinkle deserve the aura of inevitability?

by Curtis Black September 13, 2018January 15, 2019
Posted inEducation, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Chicago school funding crisis exposes steady gutting of neighborhoods

by Curtis Black March 2, 2017November 2, 2017
Posted inGovernment and Politics, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Rauner’s fantasy ‘grand bargain’ is a deal breaker for schools

by Curtis Black February 16, 2017May 22, 2018
Posted inEducation, Government and Politics, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Emanuel’s CPS budget solution raises more questions than answers

by Curtis Black October 13, 2016May 15, 2017
Posted inEducation

‘Decimated’ services for traumatized Chicago students to get federal funding

by Kalyn Belsha October 10, 2016July 14, 2017
Posted inCriminal Justice, Education, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

To address gun violence, there are better investments than cops

by Curtis Black September 22, 2016May 15, 2017
Posted inEducation

Rising black graduation rate jeopardized by funding cuts in Chicago

by Kalyn Belsha September 19, 2016September 27, 2018
Posted inEducation

Cutting benefits program for low-income families could cost CPS millions

by Melissa Sanchez July 1, 2016November 8, 2016

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