CAN TV Program Archive

Ken Davis is joined by Tony Arnold, Illinois political reporter for WBEZ and Chicago Sun-Times Managing Editor Chris Fusco. They talk about the battle over state funding for education that threatens the timely opening of public schools throughout the state. They also discuss Governor Rauner‚Äôs recent personnel changes that appear to steer his administration strongly… View Article

Ken Davis is joined by Karen Weigert from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs (and former Chief Sustainability Officer for the City of Chicago.) They talk about how Chicago and hundreds of other cities have joined with like-minded states and companies to advance their policies to combat climate change. They also discuss the benefits of… View Article

Ken Davis is joined by the BGA‚Äôs Madeleine Doubek. They discuss the current dysfunction in Springfield and the stunning backlog of unpaid bills faced by the Rauner administration. They also talk about the upcoming 2018 governor‚Äôs race, Mayor Emanuel‚Äôs record on police reform and the collapsing Illinois higher education system. This program was produced by… View Article

Ken Davis talks with the Daily Line‚Äôs Claudia Morell about two mayoral programs intended to help local businesses. But there‚Äôs little public accountability for the programs, and in one case, a loosely associated package of tax incentives intended as a way to attract and retain jobs in Chicago has resulted in more than 90 million… View Article

Ken Davis is joined by the Chicago Tribune‚Äôs Bill Ruthhart, who discusses his recent writing about the status of police reform in Chicago. They cover Mayor Emanuel‚Äôs apparent change of tactic, since he seems willing to move forward with police reform strategies that may not have the level of authority that community leaders and reform… View Article

Ken Davis is joined by the Chicago Tribune‚Äôs investigative reporter Jason Grotto. They discuss Grotto‚Äôs multi-part series, a year in the reporting, about the inherent inequities in the Cook County property tax assessment system. Grotto describes situations in which homes in lower-income communities are most often assessed at higher values than sales numbers would indicate,… View Article