On her radar is the Next Generation Fuels Act, legislation introduced in the previous Congress with backing from I-state members, that would reverse regulations currently limiting the use of fuel with higher blends of ethanol. “I am excited about biofuels in the future, where it is potentially going, for two reasons,” Budzinski said. “One is that it supports the farmers in this district, the corn and soybeans that is produced to support and create biofuel, but also it reduces carbon emissions.”
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.