SPRINGFIELD - -- Lawmakers are thinking about scaling back free bus and train rides for all but the poorest seniors to help cash-strapped transit agencies, a move that carries the risk of alienating a large group of voters with little more than three months until the primary election.
those 65 and older still wouldn't have to pay full fares -- half-price rides are a federal requirement.
Click on the following for more details: Lawmakers reconsider free rides for seniors -- chicagotribune.com
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