Fresh off of Gov. Pritzker’s State of the State/2023 budget address, Mark and Ted dissect the governor’s claims of a balanced budget.
Read more about Pritzker’s 2023 budget proposal:
- Full text of Gov. JB Pritzker’s combined State of State and Budget Address
- Illinois State Budget for 2023
- Juiced Up Budgets In Other States Attributed To Federal Aid, But Pritzker Claims Credit In Illinois
- Five reasons why Gov. Pritzker’s gas tax “relief” isn’t relief at all
- Credit the near $200 billion federal bailout, not Pritzker’s actions, for Illinois’ “improved” 2023 budget
- Election year vote buying and more: what to expect in Pritzker’s big Wednesday speech

Audio and summary
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.
His budget is as balanced as his diet.