“This state has a $3.2 billion budget shortfall, and we were spending our time on the floor with listening to hateful political rhetoric,” state Rep. John Cabello said. “We decided that was enough, so we went down to the stairs on the first floor of the capitol.” The General Assembly will return to session February 18.
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.