While the Invest in Kids school choice scholarship program is not extended in the budget, a new program, Pritzker’s “Smart Start,” funds $250 million for more early childhood education. House Minority Leader Tony McCombie had concerns: “Whether or not this program, as good as it is, is it going to be sustainable? It’s subject to appropriations."
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.