The jockeying for $100M in transit funding has already begun

Georgia lawmakers still haven't figured out how they're going to raise at least $1 billion in new revenue for transportation. But jockeying at the Capitol is in full swing for the $100 million in bond money for transit systems that is all but certain to be included in the state budget.

Our AJC colleague Andria Simmons explains:

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