Pennsylvania House Advances Transit Funding Amid Budget Challenges
TL;DR
The Pennsylvania House approved Governor Shapiro's bipartisan plan to fund mass transit across all 67 counties with $292 million in new funding for 2025-26, aiming to support nearly one million daily riders, create jobs, and improve infrastructure without raising taxes, by increasing the sales tax dedicated to transit. The proposal now awaits Senate approval.
- NEWS: Pennsylvania House Passes Gov Shapiro’s Proposal to Fund Mass Transit Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (.gov)
- Amid SEPTA's looming ‘death spiral,' Pa. House passes transit funding bill NBC10 Philadelphia
- A SEPTA funding boost is uncertain amid a complex state budget struggle Billy Penn at WHYY
- Lt. Gov. Davis Urges Action On Transit Funding During Croydon Stop LevittownNow.com
- No area lawmakers join state House vote for Shapiro transit package Indiana Gazette Online
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