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Four states are paying return-to-work bonuses in lieu of the enhanced unemployment benefits to encourage residents to accept jobs. Among them, Arizona's Back to Work program offers one-time $1,000 payments to unemployment recipients who accept a part-time job and $2,000 to full-timers.
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Audio and summary Why the Holdup Using Artificial Intelligence to Cut Illinois Government Costs? – Wirepoints
May 19, 2026
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A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Note to readers from Mark Glennon re: Ukraine
May 6, 2026
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Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer – Chicago’s struggling commercial real estate and more
April 22, 2026
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Summary and audio linked here.
Audio and summary
Bribery…the Chicago way.
Reminds me of the old cell phone commercial where the new kid comes to school and gets all sorts of goodies and the students that have been there get nothing. This is really a slap in the face to all the people that were unemployed and jumped back into the workforce rather than sitting around collecting extra benefits.