A bill that would have regulated hemp at a statewide level failed earlier this year in Springfield. While both sides said safety is their primary concern, some councilmembers are skeptical. “I think that the way it's being sold right now, is that it is an opportunity to create revenue,” Ald. Gilbert Villegas said.
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.