Disgraced state Sen. Martin Sandoval aided a political donor by pressuring IDOT to use asphalt material suspected of causing new roads to crack – Chicago Tribune

One of his biggest campaign contributors, asphalt magnate Michael Vondra, had cornered the market on recycled roof shingles for use in road projects. But questions were mounting about whether the eco-friendly pavement material was causing roads to crack more quickly, and the Illinois Department of Transportation tightened the rules over its use.
Sandoval, the chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, sent a threatening letter to the acting head of IDOT criticizing the move. The senator accused her of breaking the law, told her he’d haul her in for a public hearing and suggested he would request an ethics investigation.
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Governor of Alderaan
6 years ago

Quick! Raise taxes! Squander $45 billion on more infrastructure waste and fraud!

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