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Scott Walker, former governor of Wisconsin: "In Illinois, state government employees are set to receive a $261 million automatic pay raise in July. Common sense, it seems, has been suspended in the 'Land of Lincoln.'"
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Audio and summary Why the Holdup Using Artificial Intelligence to Cut Illinois Government Costs? – Wirepoints
May 19, 2026
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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.
Note to readers from Mark Glennon re: Ukraine
May 6, 2026
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Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer – Chicago’s struggling commercial real estate and more
April 22, 2026
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Summary and audio linked here.
Illinois–the Dumbest state in the 50
We are the national whipping boy, a true national embarrassment. It boggles the mind that JB just wants to do more of the same, now with extra infanticide!