Archive for October 2025

Illinois – Today, following months of negotiations, the Illinois General Assembly passed the Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) Act, which includes a $1.5 billion investment in transit and critical reforms that take long-overdue steps to ensure transit agencies deliver a coordinated, cost-efficient regional transit service. In response, the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition released the following…

Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act set to deliver consumer savings and accelerate Illinois’ clean energy goals amid poor regional and federal policy Illinois – Today, following passage yesterday in the House, the Illinois State Senate passed the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability (CRGA) Act (SB25), which protects consumers from energy price spikes and safeguards…

Illinois – Today, the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association attempted to mislead lawmakers and Illinoisans about the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (SB25) in order to kowtow to fossil fuel interests. In response, the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition released the following statement:  “The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association is presenting bad math in bad faith on behalf of…

CHICAGO – Following the RTA Ad Hoc Committee on Transit Funding announcement in which the transit authority claimed Illinois’ initial transit fiscal cliff has fallen to $202 million, Tim Drea, on behalf of the Labor Alliance for Public Transportation and Amy Rynell, on behalf of the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition, are calling on lawmakers and…