February 11, 2010 by Ben Yount
Filed under Featured Stories, IL House, State News
In 2009, the state lost $37 million in revenue from the free senior ride services
Rep. Suzie Bassi is sponsoring the proposal, which provides free public transit rides to low-income seniors and the disabled who qualify for the Illinois Department of Aging Circuit Breaker program.
Bassi said she doesn’t want to end the “free rides for all seniors program,” but the state’s $13 billion budget crisis is forcing lawmakers’ hands.
“Income-eligible seniors will ride for free and the rest of seniors will ride at half fare,”
Click on the following for more details: Free Rides for Seniors May Be Hitting Last Stop : Illinois Statehouse News
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