The U.S. Transportation Secretary says a regional transit authority for Metro Detroit is very close to completion – but the Michigan legislature has to approve the plan before the federal government will help fund it. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood met with Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, Governor Rick Snyder and others to discuss legislation for a regional transportation system in Metro Detroit – which has stalled in the state legislature. WDET’s Travis Wright asked WDET’s Quinn Klinefelter – who was at a news conference with the three officials – just how close a regional authority is to reality…