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Former U.S. transportation secretary backs state gas tax hike Former U.S. transportation secretary backs state gas tax hike

Former U.S. transportation secretary backs state gas tax hike

A high-profile Republican on Monday gave his support to an increase to the state’s gas tax during a meeting of a special Senate capital committee.

Ray LaHood, a Peoria Republican who served from 1995 to 2009 in Illinois’ 18th congressional district before serving as secretary of transportation under President Barack Obama, said an infrastructure bill is also a “jobs bill and an economic development bill.”

Efforts to diversify state, labor workforces shared Efforts to diversify state, labor workforces shared

Efforts to diversify state, labor workforces shared

The Illinois House Labor and Commerce Committee heard testimony Friday about the importance of investment in education and infrastructure when it comes to employment rates and economic development.

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