$1.5B transit deal: What changed in Illinois’ plan? | ChicagoLIVE
Kam Buckner (D-Chicago) sits down with ChicagoLIVE's Anita Blanton to break down the newly passed transit bill that secures $1.5 billion in state funding for the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace. He explains how the original proposal evolved: what revenue proposals were dropped, what reforms shifted, and why he believes the final plan clears a fiscal cliff for the region’s transit system.