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The League will be there to testify in support of the RTA.<\/p>\n<p>Currently&nbsp;RTA legislation&nbsp;(SB&#8217;s 909, 911, 912 and 967) is waiting for a vote on the Senate floor. These bills were reported from the Senate Transportation Committee back in May. It is not known if and when these bills will get a floor vote in the Senate. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legislature.mi.gov\/(S(nbls2s453xd3qa45hi1yqwmc))\/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&amp;objectname=2012-SB-0909\">Here <\/a>is the Senate fiscal analysis of the bills as they passed out of committee.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jason Mancini handles transportation issues and can be reached at 517.908.0303 or by email at <\/em><a href=\"mailto:jmancini@mml.org\"><em>jmancini@mml.org<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday September 27 at 9am the House Transportation Committee is expected to hold a hearing on the proposed Regional Transit Authority (RTA) for Southeast Michigan. 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