Ted was on with Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson this week discussing Illinois’ return to “normalcy” as the pandemic finally fades. Ted talked about the worrying precedent Gov. Pritzker has set by running the state using executive orders for so long and how absurd it is for Chicago Public Schools to keep students masked through August because of a bargaining agreement with the CTU.
Read more from Wirepoints:
- Chicago Teachers Union appeased yet again. CPS agreed to mask Chicago’s 330,000 students through August 2022
- Move By Labor Department May Mean Illinois And Other States Never Know Full Scale Of Pandemic Unemployment Fraud
- Gov. Pritzker Falsely Claims Victory After Supreme Court Ruling Then Surrenders On Statewide School Mask Mandate
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
Audio and summary 
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.