CTA fights White House freeze on $2B rail funding
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The Chicago Transit Authority filed a federal lawsuit in Illinois to recover more than $2 billion in federal funding frozen by the White House during last year’s shutdown, arguing the move was political retaliation that could halt red and purple line expansion and maintenance and jeopardize thousands of jobs and transit service.
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- CTA sues feds over withholding $2B for Red Line extension, warns projects may grind to a halt Chicago Sun-Times
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