State Sen. Jason Plummer said increasing spending may not be prudent with Illinois’ economic headwinds. “Our performance of jobs, outmigration, business startups, the unemployment rate,” Plummer said. “If you look at the education results we’re seeing in certain places, we’ve got real issues."
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.