"The important part here is we're not presenting a plan and saying 'take it or leave it,'" said Deputy GOP Leader Tom Demmer of Dixon. "We're saying there are new dollars that are on the table, that individual members have not yet been given the chance to weigh out. We believe their priorities should be heard."
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.