By Chloe Trofatter
Fifteen years ago, Michigan’s first electric hybrid bus was unveiled in Traverse City.
Early editions of those buses proved unreliable. But with the return of the wave of electrification in 2021, has anything changed?
State transit authorities are cautiously optimistic, but trust in technology remains a barrier to the incorporation of electric buses into fleets, according to Jean Ruestman, the administrator of the Office of Passenger Transportation in the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT).
“There is risk in implementing new technology,” Ruestman said. “There is still fear regarding how batteries will operate in the cold weather and on rough roads found in our rural areas.”
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Terry McAuliffe, seen here celebrating his election victory in 2013, is under scrutiny by fellow Democratic candidates who are pointing to his slim victory over Republican candidate Ken Cuccinelli in the 2013 gubernatorial election. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
VIRGINIA Democrats running for governor in Virginia are attacking fellow candidate Terry McAuliffe, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination, by pointing to his slim victory over Republican candidate Ken Cuccinelli in the 2013 gubernatorial election.
McAuliffe s campaign released a new advertisement Wednesday morning where the former governor says he has beaten extreme Republicans before, referring to Cuccinelli, and I ll do it again. But I need you with me.
Civil rights of prisoners gaining attention
Jakkar Aimery
Capital News Service
LANSING Allegations of discrimination and civil rights violations against prisoners in the state is drawing increased attention, and organizations including the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and the NAACP are making the issue a priority.
And on a national level, President Joe Biden has directed the U.S. Department of Justice to end its use of private prisons and pledged to advance racial equity.
Those actions have garnered the attention of individuals working to end the federal use of private prisons, as well as reducing racial, civil and human rights disparities in the criminal justice system more broadly as a result of rising racial tensions in the country.