Gov. JB Pritzker's proposed budget puts $50 million toward the project. if the legislatures in Illinois and Michigan approve the proposed spending, the combined $114 million would cover the 10 percent project costs which the eight Great Lakes states were expected to collectively share. Michigan and Illinois both feature Democratic Party trifecta control of state government.
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.