Ted joined Scott to talk about DOGE’s attempt to rein in costs at the federal level, why another tax hike might be on the way in Illinois, the need for school choice in Illinois considering how bad the state’s student outcomes are, the controversy surrounding Tier 2 pension benefits, and more.
Read more from Wirepoints:
- The next absurd bill from Illinois’ legislature: Removing student test scores from teacher evaluations
- Gov. Pritzker walks back his “no tax increase” comments…is a hike on the way?
- No matter what Pritzker or the Tribune says, Illinois’ NAEP education results are abysmal
- Lawsuit filed by Mark Glennon against City of Chicago, Mayor Johnson and Bally’s alleges blatant discrimination
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
Audio and summary 
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.
Illinois right now desperately needs a DOGE to address the many problems we have statewide (instead of DOGE hacking at federal agencies we actually need and that Elon doesn’t understand). Imagine if DOGE actually did something useful for Illinois, like reducing our number of government agencies. From the Tribune: “There are so many units of government in Illinois that people can’t even agree on the total because of differences over what technically qualifies as a government body. The U.S. Census Bureau says 6,930.” Instead, the federal government is under assault by Elon and Trump, who think we don’t need agencies… Read more »
For 2026 election there should be a referendum on the ballot to create a department of DOGE in Illinois and make it binding, how’s that frost your nut- Pritzker
XXXL knows that the more he keeps his name in the news, he like Newsom and others, have a shot at the throne in 2028 . That’s all this is. Bad press is still press.
Somebody needs to give him a math lesson. Il needs to cut spending