Sen. Ram Villivalam
At State Senate committee meeting on MMA, transit advocates voiced support, but collar counties opposed simple-majority voting proposal
Representatives of Kane and McHenry counties argued that if MMA board decisions didn't require a supermajority vote, their districts would be disempowered.
The latest episode in the Chicagoland transit fiscal cliff saga: A new hope
State Sen. Ram Villavalam and a coalition of labor unions are backing the "United We Move" bill that would empower the RTA without merging the four transit agencies.