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The union for public transportation workers is pushing Congress to pass a bill to allow state and local governments to collect sales taxes.

More tax dollars for municipal governments means more possible money for them to dedicate to public transportation systems, the Washington, D.C.-based Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) said on Tuesday.

ATU President Larry Hanley said in a statement the Internet sales tax bill would provide "much needed funding to meet … rising demand" for public transportation.

"Many local transit agencies rely on sales taxes so a larger sales tax base would provide more funding for public transportation," the ATU said in a press release announcing its support for the Internet sales.  

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Passengers on San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) could be banned from riding trains if they break the systems rules beginning on Monday.

The agency is planning to begin enforcing a state law that allows it to ban passengers for anywhere between 30 days and a year.

Offenses that could get passengers the boot include "engaging in unruly behavior," carrying hazardous materials or urinating on BART trains or stations, the agency said this week.

BART officials said the "prohibition order" law would make its transit system more safe. 

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Foxx has been a vocal supporter of expanding the light rail system in Charlotte, N.C., since taking office in 2009.

Federal regulators are coming under increasing pressure to reject a change to milk labels that is being sought by the dairy industry.

The public advocacy group SumOfUs.Org has taken out large ads to appear on buses in the Washington, D.C., region protesting a request to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take “low-calorie” labels off the front of flavored milk sweetened with artificial sugars.

"Hey, FDA, if the dairy industry gets its way, milk marketed to our kids will become more of an artificially-sweetened junk food. We don't want that!" the signs read.