Advocates ask General Assembly to pull RIPTA out of perpetual funding crisis

Advocates ask General Assembly to pull RIPTA out of perpetual funding crisis

In total, legislators have or plan to introduce seven bills aimed at funding RIPTA. One bill, if passed, would eliminate RIPTA’s deficit for the year left by Gov. Dan McKee’s proposed budget. Some of the bills would add surcharges and taxes to Lyft and Uber rides as well as gas.  State Rep. David Morales was […] The post Advocates ask General Assembly to pull RIPTA out of perpetual funding crisis appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.