Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson faces mounting criticism over his management of the city budget and the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the future of Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez. A lengthy and contentious budget process, marked by accusations of dysfunction and lack of transparency, has left many questioning Johnson's leadership abilities.
Craig WallChicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's leadership has been called into question over his handling of the city budget and the CPS CEO drama.The saga of Mayor Brandon Johnson's involvement in the uncertain future of Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez comes on the heels of a nearly seven week budget battle that has been described as chaotic and dysfunctional.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7.
Click here to watch'My administration is proud to have created one of the most transparent and expansive budget engagement processes in the history of the city,' Johnson said.'Dysfunctional, I think that would be the clearest way I could describe it,' 40th Ward Ald. Andre Vasquez said.'The way you've led this process has left the City Council fractured,' 49th Ward Ald. Maria Hadden said.Chicago Board of Education to consider plan to keep Acero charter schools open, future of CPS CEOFormer mayoral candidate Paul Vallas believes the budget process left Mayor Johnson weakened, and the council needing to demand a better budget process. 'They have to demand complete access to information, transparency, number one,' Vallas said. 'Number two, they've got to begin looking at these programs now, looking at the expenditures now.''He's clearly advancing the Chicago Teachers Union agenda,' Vallas said. 'And Pedro Martinez, you have to understand, is the scapegoat.' But the budget battle, particularly over property tax hike that went from $300 million to nothing, cost the mayor a lot of political capital.Stalled Chicago budget deal has some questioning effectiveness of Mayor Brandon Johnson, staff Northwestern University Professor of Law John McGinnis frequently writes for the Manhattan Institute, a public policy think tank. 'The mayor came in with a budget that obviously didn't meet the interests of almost anyone in the city council, and that made him look very weak,' McGinnis sai
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