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Late budget, looming crisis: Lawmakers and SEPTA riders on transit funding

Late budget, looming crisis: Lawmakers and SEPTA riders on transit funding

Update: 2025-08-01
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As SEPTA prepares for possible service cuts and fare hikes, NBC10’s Lauren Mayk speaks with lawmakers on why there is still no resolution on SEPTA funding. She also speaks with SEPTA riders about what they plan to do if the transit agency makes the cuts it’s planning.  

Here’s a full breakdown of the episode  

00:40 – SEPTA riders respond to planned cuts to routes  

6:57 – Oversight and accountability for SEPTA  

7:40 – SEPTA safety concerns

8:20 – SEPTA’s internal documentation  

10:20 – Public and private partnership rights  

12:20 – SEPTA state funding  

13:20 – Third-party oversight  

14:45 – GOP Sen. Tracy Pennycuick on SEPTA funding  

16:00 – Budget negotiations in Harrisburg  

17:47 – Impact of SEPTA cuts on Montgomery and Berks counties  

20:40 – House Democrats on proposed oversight bill  

21:20 – Democratic Sen. Vincent Hughes on budget  

25:30 – Democratic vs. GOP votes  


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Late budget, looming crisis: Lawmakers and SEPTA riders on transit funding

Late budget, looming crisis: Lawmakers and SEPTA riders on transit funding

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