Downstate legislators playing hardball on $25 billion capital bill
By ALAN J. ORTBALS
Downstate legislators are using old-fashioned politics to try to force passage of the $25 billion capital development bill
by the Illinois General Assembly. State Sen. Minority Leader Frank Watson, a Republican from Greenville, says the
opportunity is there to force the hand of the Chicago area legislators if downstate legislators can just stick together.
At issue is funding for the Regional Transportation Authority. The RTA oversees the operation of
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