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Joe Ferguson: How Chicago transit is governed requires reform before the state rescues it with cash

For years, poor governance has doomed the Chicago region to an inefficient transit system that fails to adequately serve its riders.

Gun buybacks can do some good. But they need to be effectively run. They shouldn’t wind up back on the streets.

The assertion that property taxes have shifted from businesses to homeowners neglects the economic distress affecting commercial properties.

Some people think puns are cringey, but to me, this form of wordplay is masterful. Puns are clever uses of language.

It is time to bring to our public universities the same transformational effort that evidence-based funding brought to K-12 education.

The Trump administration’s argument that we must suffer short-term pain for long-term gain rings hollow to small businesses.

Rather than make our arguments with contempt for the other side, make the arguments with dignity. Treat the other side like they matter.

Rather than picking on a fledgling program that is likely doomed, the Trump administration should implement policies that expand school choice.

This clownfest dramatizes something Americans had but didn’t appreciate: a functioning system administered by people with experience.

Students’ experiences now are radically different from those of previous generations, but school itself has not changed.