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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.

Is there actually $1 billion sitting in a fund for SEPTA? Explaining the Public Transportation Trust Fund.

SEPTA is planning service cuts without funding in the state budget. But is there money already set aside for the transit ...
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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.
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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 ...

SEPTA cuts are moving forward, GM Scott Sauer says

SEPTA cannot pause massive service cuts in the wake of the Senate’s passage of legislation to use money designated for ...

Transit bill from Pa. Senate fails to move forward as SEPTA's deadline approaches

With SEPTA's deadline to avoid a "death spiral" hours away, a Pa. House Committee did not approve of a transit bill that was passed by the Senate.
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Shooter claims self defense after man fatally shot on Broad Street Line: SEPTA officials

An investigation is underway after SEPTA officials say a fatal shooting occurred on the Broad Street Line at Girard Avenue in ...

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 ...