Cody Holt https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Tue, 04 Apr 2017 14:29:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg Cody Holt https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 Today is Election Day — Get Out and Vote! https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/04/today-is-election-day-get-out-and-vote/ Tue, 04 Apr 2017 10:00:59 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=7404

Polls are open from 6 a.m. – 7 p.m. today!

Written by John Biver

Back on March 1st the Illinois Family Action held a staff meeting and before getting to the business of the day, executive director Dave Smith asked me if I heard that Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s choice for Mayor of Aurora had lost the previous day.

That’s when I remembered that February 28, 2017 was Consolidated Primary Election day.

I forgot to vote!… Continue Reading

]]> 7404 “Illinois School Districts Have a Spending Problem” (Illinois Family Spotlight #031) https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-school-districts-you-have-a-spending-problem/ Tue, 14 Mar 2017 05:15:40 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?post_type=podcast&p=7288 Once again Monte and David have a discussion with two U-46 school board members, Cody Holt and Mrs. Controversy, Jeanette Ward, also candidate Enoch Essendrop. We talk primarily about taxes, revenue, and spending. We also discuss recent changes to curriculum in U-46.

Yes, our government school systems have a spending problem.  State Representative Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) recently pointed out this outrageous tidbit on her Facebook page:

Over 80 percent of superintendents receive six-figure compensation packages and will receive
$2 million to $8 million in total pension benefits over the course of their retirements.

… Continue Reading ]]> 7288 Transparency and Privacy in Public Schools (Illinois Family Spotlight #030) https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/transparency-and-privacy-in-public-schools-illinois-family-spotlight-030/ Tue, 07 Mar 2017 06:10:24 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?post_type=podcast&p=7261 This week, Monte and Dave are joined by school district U-46 board members Jeanette Ward and Cody Holt, and candidate for U-46 school board, Enoch Essendrop.  Cody and Enoch are running for the U-46 school board. The election will be held on  April 4th.

In this week’s podcast, we talk about about the transgender bathroom and locker room controversy in U-46, where Jeanette made headlines for protecting the rights, privacy and safety of all U-46 students.  … Continue Reading

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