Little league ⚾️ coach. Former State Senator IL-48. IL Deputy Governor. 😷.
Apr 27, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
[1/5] 3 charts+lessons we should learn @IllinoisIDES:
1. Govt can't meet expectations w/o proper resources 2. Govt can't operate when shorted employees 3. Annual trimming of budget "fat" will eventually take its toll.
Posting to offer context to the challenge unfolding at IDES.
[2/5] Let's start w/ resources the agency has at its disposal. Overall, @IllinoisIDES is spending less $ today than it did a decade ago (adjusting for inflation would make chart much worse). Isolated, agency ops are flat. About $195m in both & 2019.