SPRINGFIELD, IL- State Senator Rose (R-Mahomet) issued the following statement after Governor Pritzker signed the transit bailout into law, which raises costs and redirects revenue to Chicago.
“By signing this bill, Governor Pritzker has chosen to take money away from downstate communities to bailout Chicago’s failing transit system. This law redirects motor fuel sales tax revenue that should be used to repair our local roads and infrastructure and sends it straight to Chicago — a system most families in my district will never use.
“Downstate taxpayers are already stretched thin. Now they’re being forced to pay even more so Chicago can avoid dealing with its own financial mismanagement. Instead of demanding reforms or accountability, the Governor and Democratic leaders pushed through yet another tax-and-spend plan in the final hours of session. They signed it into law, placing the burden squarely on people who can least afford it. Our communities deserve better.”