Illinois GOP governor vows to block Chicago school funding because he is ‘very disappointed’ in city

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

Illinois GOP governor vows to block Chicago school funding because he is ‘very disappointed’ in city’s mayor
Reuters
05 Jan 2016 at 10:12 ET

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner expressed disappointment Monday in Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County’s top prosecutor for their handling of police-involved shootings and embraced pending state legislation to allow Chicago residents to recall future mayors.

Rauner also vowed to block funding for Chicago’s severely cash-strapped public schools, which have warned of massive layoffs in the months ahead without a state rescue, unless Emanuel’s administration backs the Republican governor’s efforts to pass business-friendly legislation making it harder for injured workers to collect damages and to weaken public-sector labor unions.

Rauner’s aggressive stance toward Emanuel added to the mounting public criticism against the mayor and Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez for their response to the 2014 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, an African-American, by white Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, who has been charged with murder.

While immersed in a tight re-election battle earlier this year, Emanuel fought unsuccessfully to block the release of a police dash-cam video that showed Van Dyke as he fired his weapon at McDonald 16 times while the teen, armed with a pocket knife, walked away from police. Alvarez waited nearly 400 days to charge Van Dyke with murder.


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[murielm99]

1. I'll side with Rahm over this crazy-ass governor any day.

These are two separate issues.

[Person 2713]

8. Run to your bunker now !

[marble falls]

4. And they're both two separate ass hats.

[brush]

11. Not much left for Emanuel to do now

Step the fu_k down.

You've screwed up enough.

[Chicago1980]

19. Wll he's not going to, so you better recognize that now.

As for Rauner, he's a politician and he's taking advantage of the situation.

[brush]

20. Let's see what unfolds

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Blago said he wasn't going to step down either.

They all say that and then many do, and with the possibility of the governor pushing through the recall measure, Emanuel might be further pressured to resign and avoid that embarrasment.

[Freelancer]

21. Avoid embarrasment? That's not Emanuel's style, IMO -- nt

[brush]

22. Yeah, you're probably right

Embarrassment requires a sole.

[Freelancer]

24. LOL. He'd give Rauner the middle finger, but... oh well. -- nt

[ChiTownDenny]

23. Totally agree.

BTW, weren't Rahm and Rauner friends? LOL!

[hedda_foil]

28. Yup. They both got their license to steal from the same private equity fund uric.

I doubt if either of them suffers from an excess of ethics or moral scruples, for that matter.

[Bjornsdotter]

12. Agreed n/t

[murielm99]

5. As I said, two separate issues.

Black lives do matter. This crazy-assed governor is using BLM to get his way.

Enjoy your stay.

[Person 2713]

6. They are both from the investment banking world. This is about union busting and what they

want for schools which is private charters Both of them
Nothing new
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-20140829-story.html

[mpcamb]

7. That oughta show those kids seeking an education!

[SoLeftIAmRight]

9. block funding for Chicago’s severely cash-strapped public schools

there is no bottom to the crazy

[Buzz Clik]

10. Another genius weighs in: "I hate you, so screw the kids"

[jehop61]

13. These two guys used to be friends

They even vacationed with their families together in the past. Looks like the kids of Chicago now have to pay for their snit with each other. Despicable.

[niyad]

14. do I understand this correctly? the puke is annoyed with the mayor, so he is going to cut

funding for children's education? going to screw over the kids to make a political point? what scum.

[hedda_foil]

29. He's probably planning to balance the state's budget on the backs of poor black kids.

He's been looking for a way to do. He probably looks at Rahm's troubles and BLM protesters' outrage as an opportunity

[niyad]

31. may he receive everything he deserves.

[turbinetree]

15. How quaint........................

a Governor blackmailing a city mayor to deprive human beings a education because of the lack of leadership from the state.


Now that's what is normally called strong arming------------------which is against the law





Honk---------------------for a political revolution Bernie 2016

[Freelancer]

16. Rauner meets criteria set by FBI to be labeled a domestic terrorist

The second and third of the FBI's own criteria, on their website, state that:

2. "Domestic terrorism" involves acts that are intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population.

3. "Domestic terrorism" involves acts that are intended to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion.

Withholding funding for schools unless Rahm Emanuel steps down, or Chicago removes him, is a blatant act of intimidation and coercion against Illinois citizens in Chicago, intended to bring about Rauner's own political agenda.

According to the FBI's definition, Governor Rauner is a domestic terrorist.

[ChazInAz]

17. Enforced austerity.

As a former Illinoisan, I've been watching Rauner, and am aghast.
He has forced pointless austerity on the citizens of the state, in ways both petty and enormous. He's slashed school funding. Most services to the people have been reduced. Two of his cheesiest and pointless moves were closing the state museum in Springfield, and refusing to turn on the decorative lights on the Capitol building for the holidays. In the former case, it will actually cost MORE to keep the museum shut down, because the collections need to be maintained. With the lights circus, the Christmas lights were powered by the same electrical system that ran floodlights on the building the rest of the year, the floods being shut off for the holidays. The electrician union that strung the lights is already on state payroll, but volunteer their time for this job.
Rauner seems to be saying "I can do anything to you that I want, and you can do nothing to stop me."

[Freelancer]

18. How is cutting school funds any different than closing lanes on a bridge in NJ?

Chris Christi got into trouble for these tactics. Why doesn't Rauner?

It's about intimidation and coercion. In short, Bullying.

Rauner also held up low income heating assistance for weeks. I don't know what pound of flesh he wanted in return for turning that back on, but evidently, he got it.

[hedda_foil]

30. He closed the Lincoln Museum? That's a huge attraction in Springfield.

He's a mean little prick so I wouldn't put it past him.

[alfredo]

25. Yep punish children. What an ass.

[DonCoquixote]

26. and this is why the centre right fails

because no matter how much Rahm tries to appeal to the business asshats, they will want more more more.

[questionseverything]

27. rahm has been closing public schools and giving the money to charter schools for quite a while now

this is just the repub gov working with him

they both have the same goal