Jim Nowlan: "Illinois should be an economic dynamo. As I keep quoting successful friend Jim Schultz of Effingham, in each of the five R’s critical to economic development — rails, roads, runways, rivers and routers — Illinois ranks among the top three American states. And we are located right in the middle of the world’s largest market! Yet, Illinois is 'the sick man' of Midwestern states, the only one losing population. Shame on our 'leaders.'"
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.