Comment: $538 in spending cuts and savings, $352 million of new taxes and $52 million in additional programs and spending. Keep in mind this is a cash budget only that does not include accruing debts, especially for pensions, which continue to be funded less than tread-water amounts, so the unfunded liabilities will continue to grow.
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.
Look, it’s a balanced budget!