https://illinoisanswers.org/2025/10/28/legal-loophole-scrambled-state-efforts-to-plug-transit-agencies-funding/
Nov 11, 2025 - Suburban counties last year spent $83M in RTA sales taxes on jails and courts; they'll fight to keep the money as the state scrapes for cash.
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https://www.minnpost.com/cityscape/2025/08/does-the-twin-cities-need-the-opt-out-transit-agencies-anymore/
Aug 27, 2025 - The Met Council will decide how much regional sales tax money to give to opt-out providers that actually may be hurting regional transit efforts.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/cta-metra-pace-rta-service-cuts-warning-budget-shortfall-2026/
The Regional Transportation Authority, the umbrella agency overseeing CTA, Metra, and Pace, is calling the situation potentially devastating.
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https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2019/07/improving-transit-through-lyft-and-uber-more-agencies-are-paying-ride-hailing-rides/158231/?oref=ng-homepage-noscript-river
Experts and transit leaders say that there could be real benefits to working with ride-hailing companies. But data is needed to assess how successful th...
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https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/public-transit-agencies-should-not-have-to-disclose-safety-planning-records-in-court-similar-to-laws-for-state-highway-agencies-and-passenger-railroads-says-new-report
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