-- Connecting the dots between our economy, government and business --
"And while shoppers may not realize it, these local storefronts aren’t just charming — they’re doing the heavy lifting in Illinois’ economy. ... Businesses with fewer than 50 employees have been the only firms to add jobs on net since the onset of the pandemic, accounting for the creation of more than 170,000 positions, according to an Illinois Policy Institute analysis of Census Bureau data."
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
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.
Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
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