Jim Dey: "The politics of the new law are easy to understand. Its Democratic supporters just want to get past Election Day with their power either intact or enhanced. The GOP is using the issue as a means of restoring itself to relevance. But the act represents far more than political gamesmanship. It reflects a sea change in policy best reflected by bond abolition."
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.