House Bill 1189 will clarify that workers should receive the highest prevailing wage in local public works projects that include federal funding, whether that is the federal or state wage. Hoffman’s office said the measure intends to eliminate “potential confusion” when rates differ. The other bill is House Bill 1090, which specifically aims at prevailing wage rules on telecommunications projects.
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.