The Illinois Fuel and Retail Association praised the bill as a win for businesses that have been negatively impacted by the pandemic. But, CEO Josh Sharp said in a statement it should give the governor reason to abandon $930 million in tax increases through closing incentive programs the governor proposed in his budget.
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.