The Cost of Open Borders: Homelessness
By: Diane Benjamin Below are excerpts from a Working Paper compiled by: Read the details at the link above, I prefer visuals: . . Any further comments from me aren’t needed!
Tag: homelessness
Make crime illegal again!
By: Diane Benjamin h/t a reader for the video Monday night Bloomington will consider the same pause in funding to the County for mental health that Normal did: https://granicus_production_attachments.s3.amazonaws.com/cityblm/334d59458cb7051d070970f18fdb52b10.pdf The Behavior Health Coordinating Council (BHCC) was changed to a secret group in 2024. Advising on spending millions of dollars in secret is a huge part […]
More unintended consequences from the left
By: Diane Benjamin I’ve written many times about the left governing on feelings while the right uses facts. Here’s another case: https://wirepoints.org/homelessness-could-no-longer-be-a-crime-under-a-new-plan-filed-in-springfield-wand-decatur/ An Illinois Democrat wants to legalize homeless people and allow them to camp on public property. It will be wonderful to see Bloomington’s new $28 million library turned into a homeless camp and […]
Solving housing: Private Sector
By: Diane Benjamin Many running for local offices are claiming they will solve the housing crisis. If elected they could be throwing your money at projects that won’t work, trap people in substandard housing, or buy them votes with your money. WJBC reported Home Sweet Home Ministries is considering buying a hotel and turning it […]
Bloomington: LONG Executive Session
By: Diane Benjamin The actual Committee of the Whole meeting was only around 25 minutes. The video is 1 hour and 45 minutes. Most of the video is an empty stage waiting for the council to return and adjourn. None of the accolades handed out were on video, the camera angle never changed. The slides […]