Friday, February 27, 2009

Lawmakers Consider Taking Away Free Rides

AP:

A bill sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Bassi, a Republican from Palatine, would limit free rides to seniors who qualify under the state's low-income guidelines. Other seniors would still get reduced or half-fare rides.

"I don't think we're planning to get rid of that. That's a policy that's in place, and there's a lot of hard times for a lot of people right now in our state. We're going to have to look at every nook and cranny of state government to make sure that we serve taxpayers first," Quinn told WBBM's Steve Miller.

Advocacy groups such as AARP Illinois and Metro Seniors in Action say they have no position yet on the rollback.

Another unfortunate legacy of Rod Blagojevich to go to the wayside.

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