And CATA still hemorrhages money-----5 CATA bus drivers made more than $100K in 2016

5 CATA bus drivers made more than $100K in 2016: 

"LANSING - Five bus drivers for the Capital Area Transportation Authority made more than $100,000 in 2016, and eight other CATA drivers made between $90,000 and $100,000.
Their wages — double the base pay for bus drivers — were part of an overall increase in overtime costs at CATA from 2015 to 2016, and contributed to an almost $1.8 million increase in the transit authority’s expenses last year.
The uptick in overtime costs came as ridership decreased by more than 535,000 from 2015 to 2016, and the transit authority was fined about $1.2 million for late tax filings..."