This Is Happening: Feds Let MTA Do Simpler Environmental Review of Congestion Pricing
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The Era of No Malarkey has come to New York public transportation.
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Legislators Counter Flailing Cuomo’s $145M MTA Raid With Better Idea: $0 MTA Raid
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The state legislature moved quickly to take advantage of Gov. Cuomo's weakened position, delivering its own budget proposal on Sunday that undoes Cuomo's proposed $145-million raid on MTA operating funds.
MTA Leadership Declines To Fight Gov. Cuomo’s $145M Transit Raid
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Advocates said the MTA shouldn't be rolling over as the governor swipes transit cash that state lawmakers thought they put in a lockbox.
Congestion Pricing Can Still Happen in 2021 — But There Are a Lot of ‘Ifs,’ Including President Biden
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Advocates are hopeful that incoming President Biden will fast-track congestion pricing so that they can still start in 2021. But how would such a thing happen? Here's our latest deep dive into the issue.
MTA Prepares To Borrow $3B From Federal Reserve
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The MTA Board is expected to approve a resolution that would allow the agency to borrow the maximum amount from the Municipal Liquidity Facility fund.
State Senators Admit They Don’t Understand The MTA’s Enormous Deficit
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Legislators, including State Senator John Liu, displayed a stunning lack of insight into where the MTA's money comes from and the long-term financial state of the hobbled transit agency.