The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) is a local government entity that oversees public transit operations in the Chicago area of Illinois. It lobbies Congress for federal funding for transit agencies, for continuation of transit programs in surface transportation reauthorization, and for priorities in annual budget and appropriations (including FY2026). It has hired the firm Smith Garson and reported $160,000 in lobbying across four filings.
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