"(H)ere’s the thing about the budget – it’s big and bloated and complicated, but it affects all of us in a few big ways. For one, it affects how much we pay in taxes, which are coming due all-too-soon...And when it costs a lot to operate here, businesses don’t invest and sometimes don’t stay. That means fewer opportunities and less growth in your salary."
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.