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SEPTA says that it has no choice but to be prepared, and that the eye-popping reductions are not a political threat but a realistic assessment of the bad choices available as it faces a $213 million a...
From The Philadelphia Inquirer
SEPTA officials outlined draconian cuts and major fare increases as the only viable solutions without additional state support.
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