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Podcast: News For Reasonable People
Episode: Let’s Go Brandon Johnson CRATERS! Chicago Council Turns on His Woke Budget Disaster!
Description: Chicago City Council has passed an alternate 2026 budget — and Mayor Brandon Johnson has decided not to veto it.After months of conflict over taxes, spending priorities, and how to close a billion-dollar deficit, the City Council moved forward with its own plan, rejecting the mayor’s proposed corporate head tax. Johnson called the budget deeply flawed but chose not to block it, allowing it to become law to avoid a potential government shutdown.