Miller Lite is shifting from its normal lobbying expenditures in the nation's capital to pick up the tab on the ride home for those taking transit. Here's to getting home safely, tonight and every other night.
"Beer company Miller Lite is picking up the tab for rides on the Washington, D.C., Metrorail subway system on New Year's Eve," reports Keith Laing
"The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), which operates the D.C. Metro, said Miller Lite is paying for service between midnight and 3 a.m. on Dec. 31 to help New Year's Eve revelers get home safely and cut down on drunk driving."
The article includes more details on how the night's fare system will work.
Read the full story: Miller Lite sponsoring New Year's Eve DC Metro rides
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