David Greising, of the Better Government Association: "Pension costs, including interest on debt, are eating up 25% of the state budget and growing. Dozens of states are shoring up their pensions, creating further separation from worst-in-the-nation Illinois. Continued inaction is not an option. At this point, the strongest ideas are coming from the private sector."
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.