Ray LaHood and James Nowlan: Extreme gerrymandering is as bad as old white-only primaries
Illinois offers arguably the worst illustration in the nation of anti-democratic gerrymandering.
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Ray LaHood and Jim Nowlan: Illinois GOP should challenge voting district map in court. Here’s why it won’t.
In 2021, the Democratic majority in the Illinois legislature drew new district maps. Last year, citizens cast around 70,000 more votes statewide for Republican rather than for Democratic candidates for...
Ray LaHood: High-speed rail can curb America’s summer travel woes
The summer travel season that gets underway Memorial Day weekend promises to be one of the most challenging ever. As transportation patterns return to pre-pandemic levels, millions of Americans will...
Op-ed: High-speed rail is a win-win for America
Across the country, overcrowded highways are bottling up our cities and choking economic life. At the same time, oil-fueled cars and planes are pumping masses of carbon and toxic pollution...
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I've been a Republican all my life, when I served in the Illinois legislature, when I worked for members of Congress and when I served in Congress. During the 2008...