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Friday, October 18, 2013

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Jeb Bush's "Mystery Guest"

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Jeb Bush's "Mystery Guest":

Jeb Bush's "Mystery Guest"

What's Mayor 1% doing in Boston? Why he's the "mystery guest" at Jeb Bush's Education Forum of course. Throw in his support for Republican Bruce Rauner in the upcoming governor's race and it's pretty easy to see what kind of "Democrat" is running our schools and our city.

BIRDS OF A FEATHER
From left: Quinn, Rangel, Madigan, and Burke.
HOW HIGH WILL IT GO?

The Bond Buyer reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the UNO Charter School Network for potential securities violations apparently tied to its October 2011 $37 million bond issue.
The network issued $37 million of mostly tax-exempt new-money and refunding bonds in 2011 to help fund its ongoing expansion. The Illinois Finance Authority issued the bonds on the not-for-profit's behalf. Robert