Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski said the massive inflow of $188 billion of federal tax dollars in COVID-19 relief to both the private and public sector in Illinois helped. “The good news is that if you’re a bond holder, you’re in a much better position because Illinois’ financial condition as far as repayment of debt to bond holders has improved. But I think there’s a big disconnect between bondholders and what happens to ordinary people in Illinois.”
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.