State Dems Demanding Action in Harrisburg to Fund SEPTA

State Dems demanding action in Harrisburg to fund SEPTA

The bipartisan budget that would fund SEPTA cleared the house on June 17 and has been stalled in the Senate.

Picozzi, Dougherty Spearhead Push for SEPTA Reforms in Bipartisan Funding Deal – DV Journal

A Democrat-controlled Pennsylvania House committee passed a SEPTA funding bill Wednesday, but the key to its success may be the work of local Republican state Sen. Joe Picozzi. The Philadelphia freshman and his Delaware Valley GOP colleagues helped convince the House Transportation Committee to back a plan to address the SEPTA funding crisis, one that includes reforms demanded by the Republican-controlled state Senate. Among the changes pushed b…

Chester County Lawmakers Urge Senate Action as SEPTA Cuts Loom

WEST CHESTER, PA — With the clock ticking toward a critical funding deadline, Chester County’s Democratic lawmakers gathered Thursday at the West Chester Transportation Center to demand swift action from the Pennsylvania Senate to avert sweeping cuts to SEPTA services. The transit agency has warned it will begin reducing service and raising fares on August 24 if funding is not secured by August 14. State Rep. Chris Pielli, joined by fellow Chest…