Illinois gas tax push to fix crumbling highways
Editorial argues Illinois must raise gasoline tax and fees to fund highway repair and local road work. House rejection left question of how to allocate funds, with critics urging quicker action before the session ends. Support spans labor, agricultural groups, and construction interests. neighboring states tax 11 to 13 cents per gallon. Roads underpin economy and safety. delay risks longer degradation.
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Thompson
John Kramer
Department of Transportation
House
House Rules Committee
Suburban Council of Mayors
Regional Transportation Authority
Chicago Transit Authority
Illinois Municipal League
Missouri
Mass transit subsidy unlikely as RTA faces funding doom
Regional Transportation Authority chairman Lewis Hill told south suburban industrialists that state aid for mass transit is improbable this year due to Illinois’ weak economy and budget strain. He warned that maintaining the status quo would keep rail fares high and leave riders without state subsidies, with a long road to a workable solution.
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Lewis Hill
Hill
RTA
Chicago
Illinois
Springfield
Letters to the Editor: Adults must curb teen alcohol abuse
A reader urges adults to curb underage drinking and smoking by engaging parents churches schools and communities. The letter notes a rise in youth drinking at parties often hosted by adults and warns of dangerous outcomes as teens obtain licenses and drive. It calls for widespread adult involvement to protect teens.
Labor lobbyist predicts heavy union turnout for Democrats
Mike Lawrence AFL-CIO lobbyist Rich Walsh foresees strong union mobilization aiding Democratic candidates for Congress and the General Assembly in Illinois. He notes anger at Reaganomics, calls for balanced support in ads, cites Districts in Quad Cities and Central Illinois where Durbin and Evans challenge Republicans, and argues Stevenson may gain if unions flex their muscle.
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Afl-Cio
Adlai E. Stevenson III
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Quad- City
Lane Evans
Kenneth G. McMillan
Tom Railsback
Centrallinois
Dick Durbin
Paul Findley
McMillan
Findley
John Edward Porter
Evanston
George M. Obrien
Joliet
Daniel Crane
Danville
Robert Michel
Peoria
Stevenson
James R. Thompson
Thompson
George Ryan
Illinois
Reagan
US Congress
Robert Gipson
WIS
Fativous
Carter
Reagan openness on arms talks could trim costly nuclear buildup
Copley News Service argues that Nixon era risk and public unease over a potential nuclear war justify negotiating reductions with the Soviet Union. It urges bonding urgent bilateral talks, reassessing ship and weapon plans, and using any budget relief to strengthen the economy rather than fuel a trillion-dollar arms race.
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IME
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Copley News Service
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