August 26th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

Pennsylvania’s transportation authority in the southeast part of the state is facing a $200 million budget gap, with service cuts and fare hikes expected September 1. Lawmakers approved short-term funding but critics say it takes money for transit repairs and shifts it to unrelated road projects. Senator Nikil Saval opposed the funding…

   

“Transit agencies would end up with less money than they had through this proposal. So they’re robbing transit. They’re defunding transit to pay for transit. It’s a completely insane proposal.”