Hijacked bus involved in Northern Michigan crash
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According to the Michigan State Police, a 24-year-old Luzerne man boarded the Bay Area Transportation Authority bus in the Northland Foods Grocery Store parking lot in Kingsley at approximately 7:40 a.m. on Tuesday, May 4.Michigan State Police
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GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MI – Police say a hijacked bus was involved in a vehicle crash in Northern Michigan.
According to the Michigan State Police, a 24-year-old Luzerne man boarded the Bay Area Transportation Authority (BATA) bus in the Northland Foods Grocery Store parking lot in Kingsley at approximately 7:40 a.m. on Tuesday.
Sen. Joni Ernst is expected to use this slide on the Senate floor Tuesday. The bulk of this budget-busting bill is devoted to fulfilling a wish list of long-time liberal priorities, including billion-dollar bailouts, progressive program expansions, and pricey partisan pet projects, Ernst is expected to say on the Senate floor Tuesday afternoon.
House Democrats passed the nearly $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill on a mostly party-line vote over the weekend, sending the massive package to the Senate as lawmakers rush to provide a fresh round of aid before key unemployment programs expire. The Senate could move as soon as this week to pass its own version of the bill, which would look slightly different from the House proposal most notably excluding the $15 minimum wage increase after the parliamentarian ruled that its inclusion violates budget rules.
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They will be adding shelters to more of their bus stops.
A number of existing bus stops will also see improvements such as new benches, bike racks, lighting and even heaters.
BATA says it’s all part of making any wait for a bus more comfortable.
Communications And Development Director Eric Lingaur says, “We’ve also added more way finding to the stops to make it easier to know when the bus is coming, and what route it’s heading on, what stops it’s going to, and the directions and flow. Anything we can do to make it easier and comfortable for people to use public transit.”
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Federal funding helped Michigan transit agencies stay in good shape throughout the pandemic. It’s the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1, 2021, that transportation authorities worry about.
“COVID-19 related expenses were unprecedented and statewide restrictions reduced farebox revenue to transit agencies, but that was made up by additional federal funding,” said Clark Harder, the executive director of the Michigan Public Transit Association, a nonprofit group that advocates for transit agencies on issues dealing with state and federal government.
Other concerns include a decline in fare revenues as potential riders fear contracting the virus and the loss of revenue from schools no longer contracting services because of the rise in virtual learning.