In 2002, lawmakers committed $225 million to the fund with money from the state’s share of a national tobacco lawsuit settlement. Another one-time deposit of $50 million was made in 2004, Mendoza said. The fund balance then remained unchanged until it was depleted in 2017 during the two-year budget impasse under former Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner.
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.
It is always the Republicans fault not the Dems controlling the state. I am surprised they didn’t blame Trump.
FAILED STATE ALERT: Failed Illinois State Comptroller Mendoza Blaming Ex Gov. Rauner (Who Left Office 4 Years Ago) For Her Own Incompetence