A year after Will Cousineau took the stand as a government witness in the corruption trial of his ex-boss, former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, Cousineau remains a registered lobbyist. He and his lobbying firm have also made about $70,000 in campaign contributions benefiting, among others, more than 50 state legislators.
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.