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Podcast: WBEZ News
Episode: Federal transit money for Chicago, state of Illinois could be jeopardized by Trump directive
Description: Changes to federal transportation funding being pushed by President Donald Trump’s administration could be devastating to Illinois transit.
That’s according to reporting by the Sun-Times David Struett.
He reports, the new head of the U.S. Department of Transportation is ordering his department to prioritize communities with higher marriage and birth rates.
That could put Illinois nearly last in line for federal transit funding.
David joins me now to explain.
HOST: PUENTE