A little revolt in the commissioners' ranks. Sun Times:
A dozen Cook County Board members Wednesday proposed whacking hundreds of high-paying political jobs in favor of more prosecutors, public defenders, nurses and police.
Their alternate budget came in response to County Board President Todd Stroger's budget plan, which would wipe out thousands of front-line jobs while preserving many higher-paying positions.
The Tribune editorialized yesterday that Stroger was cutting bone, not fat, and pointed out many of the management "sacred cows" left untouched were Dem precinct captains on the public payroll. Their story here today.
It's a good move if it can stick. Apparently one or two of the commissioners are having second thoughts. Why? You guessed it. Some of their relatives hold these management positions on the chopping block. Clueless.
The final vote on the $3 billion budget is next week.
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