Cory Martin
Illinois State Legislative Board Chairman
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United States Senator Richard Durbin to speak at Mother Jones Monument Rededication Ceremony on June 20
United States Senator Richard Durbin to speak at Mother Jones Monument Rededication Ceremony on June 20 United States Senator Richard Durbin will be speaking at the at the Mother Jones Monument rededication ceremony scheduled for 10 AM on Saturday, June 20 at...
Railroad Reform, Enhancement, and Efficiency Act of 2015 (RREEA 2015)
NARP issued the following statement in response to the Senate rail bill, released yesterday. Make sure to check out the NARP Blog for a full analysis of this exciting bill! June 18, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. —The National Association of Railroad Passengers applauds the...
Trade Plan
The house just voted to extend the trade vote until July 30th. How they voted below. Obama’s trade plan in critical condition U.S. Democrats are still opposed to anything that would advance the president’s free trade pact. Congressional leaders and the White House...
Federal Railroad Administration Recommends Actions to Prevent Passenger Trains from Speeding
Federal Railroad Administration Recommends Actions to Prevent Passenger Trains from Speeding U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs, Washington D.C. www.dot.gov/briefingroom 09 June 2015 PRESS RELEASE NUMBER: FRA 11-15 CONTACT: FRA Public Affairs...
Let’s Do Some Railing
The Opinion Pages | OP-ED COLUMNIST Let’s Do Some Railing MAY 28, 2015 Just before Congress slunk away for the three-day weekend — which it was, of course, planning to stretch into a week — senators from the Northeast held a press conference to denounce Republicans...
Memorial Day
We honor the fallen on Memorial Day In April and May of 1866, businesses closed, flags were at half-staff and Decoration Day or Memorial Day events for Civil War dead took place in numerous locations connected with the origins of Memorial Day. The Grand Army of the...
Blankenhorn & Brauer Confirmed
Illinois Senate vote today. 49-0 vote on Randy Blankenhorn as Secretary of IDOT. AM 9900025 49-0 vote on Rich Brauer as assistant secretary at IDOT . AM 9900090. Both now confirmed.
From The Governor’s Office
[https://www.illinois.gov/about/PublishingImages/seal.gif] Office of the Governor Bruce Rauner Friday, May 22, 2015 ICYMI: The Associated Press Below is an excerpt from a story from The Associated Press: Gov. Bruce Rauner plans to introduce legislation Friday to...
APTA: MAP-21 extension bill falls short of infrastructure needs
Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation APTA: MAP-21 extension bill falls short of infrastructure needs The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday passed a two-month extension to MAP-21, the federal government's surface transportation funding...
Happy Anniversary 152nd!
BLET marks 152nd anniversary today http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=5708 CLEVELAND, May 8 — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen proudly celebrates its 152nd anniversary today. The union was founded as the Brotherhood of the Footboard on...