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A campaign led by suburban mayors against the proposed merger of two major North American railroads is gaining steam. Some Illinois lawmakers have joined mayoral and county leaders in their resistance to the railroad megadeal. That's even as Canadian Pacific offered to make a "voluntary community investment" of a total of $10 million to eight suburbs.
"As we work towards modernizing our transit infrastructure as part of the American Jobs Plan, there is no state more ready to lead that effort than Illinois. Secretary Buttigieg is no stranger to the Midwest, and I'm honored to join my colleagues this week in welcoming him back to America's finest transportation hub," Congresswoman Marie Newman (IL-03) said in a written statement. "I look forward to showing him first-hand how the American Jobs Plan will not only create more efficient roads and railways in Chicago's communities but also bring much-needed economic development and new good-payin...
Federal Fleet Again to Become Guinea Pig for Alternative Vehicles Among the long list of announced climate-related measures, the Biden administration has set a goal of “clean and zero-emission vehicles for Federal, State, local, and Tribal government fleets, including vehicles of the United States Postal Service.” Many hailed this as a major step forward for electric vehicles (EVs), though others noted that the administration’s further demands that federally owned vehicles be made in America and by unionized labor disqualifies most currently-available EVs. But even if there were such EV...