Senate Bill 690 from state Sen. Ann Gillespie would allow townships to ask local voters for increased taxes to fund mental health boards in certain townships. A possible tax increase runs contrary to what House Minority Leader Tony McCombie laid out in her veto session plans, which included a goal to lower taxes on Illinoisans.
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.