SEPTA to cut service, increase fares
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Pennsylvania’s GOP-controlled Senate also advanced a $47.6 billion state budget for 2025-26 that holds spending flat, but Democrats oppose the plan.
Democrats expressed frustration with the change, saying the money is already earmarked for necessary system and safety upgrades.
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Pennsylvania House committee rejects Republican plan for SEPTA funding as "doomsday" deadline looms
A Pennsylvania House committee voted down a bill the Republican-controlled Senate passed to infuse new funding into SEPTA.
The PA Senate passed a different SEPTA funding proposal than that of the House, where the Senate proposal is expected to face opposition.
House members have approved SEPTA funding for a fifth time. Now the Senate holds the power to stave off major transit cuts.
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Mayor Cherelle Parker calls Senate GOP proposal ‘fuzzy math,’ and urges lawmakers to fund SEPTA
Parker framed the pending SEPTA service cuts as dire, but stopped short of detailing the city’s plans should they move forward.
Commonwealth Republicans are holding steady against sustainable, long-term funding for SEPTA and more public transit in Pennsylvania. When is the last train out?