"Remember that last year many Republicans supported the budget, especially after Pritzker agreed at the last minute to some business-friendly proposals pushed by the Republicans. GOP lawmakers have been out repeating the idea that bipartisan cooperation should happen again this year and how that will produce a better outcome for everyone."
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.