In a recent media interview, Speaker Chris Welch’s new spokeswoman stated that his team is “serious about rebuilding trust” in state government. This got me thinking about trust in political leaders. A desire to rebuild trust in the leadership of Illinois has been a constant theme for Gov. JB Pritzker throughout his first term. Unfortunately for the governor, the public’s lack of trust in Illinois politicians is ultimately what sank his progressive tax increase last November. The opposition campaign to the tax hike amendment was almost exclusively based on the premise that corrupt state government insiders cannot be trusted with more of our hard-earned money.