Johnson urges state lawmakers to tax the 'ultra rich' to avert mass transit cuts

Johnson urges state lawmakers to tax the 'ultra rich' to avert mass transit cuts

“You all know my position. The ultra-rich continue to get away with not having to put more skin in the game," Mayor Brandon Johnson told reporters during Tuesday's weekly news conference at City Hall.

The cutting edge: Transit agencies begin planning 40% service reductions - Streetsblog Chicago

Read the first half of this series, “Next stop, fiscal cliff: Advocates respond to Illinois legislators’ failure to fund transit before the deadline.” The failure of the Illinois House to pass a bill funding public transportation across the state before the May 31 deadline means that transit agencies will need to cut service. Facing a […]