In an election year, Springfield could have dedicated one-time federal COVID relief funds to politically popular projects. Instead, the governor’s proposed budget invests in long-term fiscal stability and economic growth. Let’s hope the Legislature takes his lead and uses this opportunity to put Illinois on a better and stronger path.
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.
If she’s under the impression that the right direction is hell, I guess she’s right.
Under Kelly Walsh, the Civic Committee has become useless.