Ted joined Scott Slocum to talk about the ongoing trial of former Speaker Mike Madigan, why the Illinois political machine rolls on, the state’s ongoing loss of people, the dangers of the millionaire’s tax, and more.
Read more from Wirepoints:
- Pritzker Administration repeats its mother of all whoppers: ‘Illinois is not losing people’
- Fresh unemployment numbers for September: Illinois still has nation’s 3rd-worst rate
- The Chicago Teachers Union’s fingerprints are all over Acero’s closing schools and dismal results
- Illinoisans should watch out for the next try at a progressive income tax on the November ballot
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
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.