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Pennsylvania Senate passes plan for SEPTA funding, but Democrats oppose bill

As SEPTA's funding deadline approaches, the Pennsylvania State Senate passed a new plan to fund the transit system, but ...
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The conflicting visions to fund SEPTA and Pa.’s other public transit agencies, explained

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SEPTA funding still in limbo despite Pennsylvania Senate approval of budget amendment

Democrats expressed frustration with the change, saying the money is already earmarked for necessary system and safety ...

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.

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 ...
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SEPTA moving forward with first round of cuts as deadline passes without a deal

SEPTA said that if a deal was not reached by midnight, service and route cuts would go into effect on August 24.

Delaware SEPTA users wait to see if PA lawmakers approve budget before cuts to service

Pennsylvania's GOP-controlled state Senate approved a budget that Democrats oppose. The plan heads to the state House, ...

Pa. Senate Republicans passed two years of funding for mass transit, but SEPTA says it needs more details

Pennsylvania’s GOP-controlled Senate also advanced a $47.6 billion state budget for 2025-26 that holds spending flat, but ...