Ted joined Amy Jacobson and Jim Iuorio to sound the alarm on the latest economic developments in Illinois—warning that recent wage mandates and tax policies may deepen the state’s financial and civic challenges.

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- New Illinois law makes it tougher for voters to block school district borrowings/tax hikes. Effingham good example.
- What New York City’s near-bankruptcy can teach Chicagoans…attend “Drop Dead City” documentary screening on July 1
- One reason, in one image, for Chicago’s apartment shortage and high rents
- How to destroy a state: swap out the wealthy for illegal immigrants
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.