"The ComEd scandal just might be the agent of change — finally — to oust the nation’s longest-serving speaker from at least one of those roles. Yet it hardly is the first time questionable transactions involving Madigan have come to light. And his overall governance record, assessed in the context of Illinois’ failing fiscal health, is abysmal. "
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.