He’s “looking seriously” at an idea from the Center for Tax & Budget Accountability to issue a large pension obligation bond issue and use it to pay down billions of dollars of pension debt more quickly than the state now is scheduled to do, hopefully saving money in the long run by paring interest costs.

The governor-elect won’t push a light version of a graduated tax, preferring gambling, legal pot and sports-betting revenues. But a capital plan will come soon, as will a minimum-wage hike.

This one is a must-read: “This election was about so much more than Rauner vs. Pritzker or Democrats vs. Republicans; it was a road map for the future of Illinois.

I refuse to be complicit in Springfield’s destruction by raising a family in Illinois and subjecting them to the embarrassment of Illinois politics. I have an out. Many of my friends are leaving Illinois too.

Do those in Springfield not see the problem? Do they not see the U-Hauls on I-55? It’s not a partisan issue. Illinois politics is not working.”

As of Tuesday, the state’s Democratic Party is in its most powerful position since 1840.