Judge Nixes Mayor Johnson’s ‘Bring Chicago Home’ Ballot Referendum

26/02/2024 11 min
Judge Nixes Mayor Johnson’s ‘Bring Chicago Home’ Ballot Referendum

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Episode Synopsis

A Cook County judge ruled Friday that Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to alter the real estate transfer tax to raise up to $100 million a year to fight homelessness is invalid. Reset checks in with WBEZ city government and politics reporter Tessa Weinberg.

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