Lives depend on passage of HB 3823
BY NOW, the problems are well-documented: More Illinois roads and bridges are falling into disrepair, and the state's financial straits have left less money on the table to address the growing list of infrastructure deficiencies.
Voters took a crucial first step toward addressing the situation when they passed in 2016 the Safe Roads constitutional amendment mandating all money raised to fund transportation actually be used for that purpose. The so-called lockbox has stopped the state's practice of raiding transportation funds to plug budget holes elsewhere, but it hasn't addressed the fact that the state has been underfunding infrastructure needs for far too long.
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