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It could prove to be a legacy-defining moment for a politically ambitious governor who has made strong fiscal stewardship a cornerstone of his identity, even as the state’s operating budget has grown by nearly a third during his tenure, to $53.1 billion. (Adjusting for recent high inflation, the increase is a more modest 8 percent.)
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Totaling the unsustainable tax increases and windfall revenue during Pritzker Administration – Wirepoints
May 26, 2026
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With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
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.
This state has a spending problem – not a revenue problem. Until the people in this state realize that and vote appropriately, this crap will go on till there is no way out. The state might actually be to that point now. Pritzker is playing as governor. When the state collapses, he will ride off into the sun-set to one of his ranches or farms or houses else where and never look back. The voters of Chicago cause this state to be this way by reelecting the same Liberal pin heads every year. . The rest of the state of… Read more »
Illinois’ political animals have proven they can’t govern themselves, much less the state.
An obese billionaire stressing the importance of Illinois living within its means. LOL.