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Legislation that would tighten state oversight of the troubled Regional Transportation District got its first hearing in front of lawmakers Tuesday, and the focus was squarely on how well the metro area’s disabled community is being served by transit. Julie Reiskin, executive director of the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, characterized Senate Bill 151 as a “pro-RTD bill.” She was one of nearly a dozen members of the disabled community who attended the proceedings in front of the Senate Transportation and Energy Committee. “Without RTD, we don’t have jobs or the ability to live independently,” Reiskin told lawmakers. That is why it’s so important that the bill, which Reiskin said would provide necessary additional protections for disabled passengers, needs to become law. The Senate Transportation and Energy Committee, which is chaired by Democratic Sen.

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