Jim Dey: "Volatility is again at issue because the (Illinois Commission on Government Forecasting & Accountability) reported that in June, 'General Funds base receipts fell $110 million' compared with the same month in 2022. Federal aid, which is dwindling in the aftermath of the pandemic, again came to the rescue."
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.