Totaling the unsustainable tax increases and windfall revenue during Pritzker Administration – Wirepoints
May 26, 2026
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With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
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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.
““There’s constant attacks going on, we’re under constant threats every day,” said Illinois elections board spokesperson Matt Dietrich. “With Russia, it wasn’t just targeting the Illinois State Board of Elections or even necessarily targeting election officials nationwide; they were trying to get everywhere in government, because their goal ultimately was to undermine confidence in government. It’s specifically effective if you undermine confidence in the election system, since that’s foundational to everything.””
Translation: Every time a Republican wins anywhere in the state, it’s a result of ‘Russian’ interference in our election. Orange Man Bad.”