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SMART braces for potential state budget cut
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Transit proposals are similarThe governor, the state House, and the state Senate have all approved $226 million for local bus operating revenue.
The House budget proposal adds $60 million in new revenue for transit systems that serve more than 100,000 people.
It says bus systems would lose an average of 5 or 6 percent in state funding if the $226 million figure is approved.
SMART, Southeast Michigan’s regional bus service, gets about a quarter of its funding from the state.
Most funding comes from regional tax60% of SMART’s revenue comes from a regional transit millage, which enables the agency to offer fare discounts.
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