This isn't the first time the Trump administration has clashed with Chicago over transit funding. During his first term, Trump officials repeatedly questioned CTA expansion plans. Now, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is putting the long-awaited Red Line extension in jeopardy, pausing funding "to ensure no additional federal dollars go towards discriminatory, illegal, and wasteful contracting practices."
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.
Safety plan? That’s really hilarious.