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With just days left to secure state funding to avoid massive SEPTA service cuts and fare increases, Gov. Josh Shapiro said the time to act is now.
The Philadelphia area’s transit system is preparing for a 20% cut to service later this month if the state legislature doesn’t approve more funding by Thursday.
Gov. Josh Shapiro met Sunday with SEPTA officials and again called on leaders in the Republican-controlled state Senate to approve new funding for public transit, just days before a deadline to avoid ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Sunday urged Senate Republicans to pass a state budget that includes his proposal for $1.5 billion over five years in state funding for mass transit, speaking at the SEPTA’s ...
Barring an increase in state funding to address a budget gap, SEPTA is 17 days away from cutting service on more than 100 ...
As SEPTA route cuts and fare increases loom, Pennsylvania state Democrats blame Republican lawmakers for not taking action on ...
A new PA House bill increases transit funding with provisions to win GOP support as SEPTA sets an Aug. 14 deadline to avoid ...
With less than a week before SEPTA's "death spiral" is set to take hold, state lawmakers are still working out a deal to provide funding to the system.
State lawmakers are heading back to Harrisburg this weekend in a renewed effort to pass a mass transit funding bill aimed at keeping SEPTA services intact.
The sense of urgency about reaching a funding deal to help SEPTA and the rest of the state’s 57 transit agencies is palpable ...
The prevalence of skill games in Black communities siphons off money while also fueling racial inequity, Solomon Jones writes ...
If a deal is not reached by Aug. 14, officials say plans will move forward for a 20% reduction ten days later.