SEPTA says they’re approaching a transit “death spiral” and needs state funding to bridge a $213 million budget deficit and avoid a plan that would cut service and raise fares. In the latest episode of Battleground Politics, NBC10’s Lauren Mayk visited Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where she got insight into how the debate over SEPTA funding is shaping up and what it might take to make a deal.
Here’s a full breakdown of the episode:
00:39 – SEPTA workers speak on the need for funding
3:48 – House Speaker Joanna McClinton on SEPTA funding
5:24 – Senate Republican Leader Joe Pittman on what it will take to reach a deal
12:32 – House Republican Leader Jesse Topper on SEPTA
17:26 – State. Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta’s speech in Capitol
21:38 – State Rep. Martina White’s support for SETPA
24:41 – Interview with SEPTA’s Interim General Manager Scott Sauer
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