Gov. Josh Shapiro says "the time to act is now" as SEPTA's funding deadline looms

With just days left to secure state funding to avoid massive SEPTA service cuts and fare increases , Gov. Josh Shapiro said the time to act is now.

Shapiro was joined by Scott Sauer, the general manager of SEPTA, and several labor leaders at SEPTA headquarters on Sunday as he discussed the latest update on the status of securing state funding, as the transit agency faces a $213 million budget shortfall.

"We are past the point of short-term stopgap measures. We are past the point of a few months of fixes," Shapiro said. "It is time to have recurring long-term revenue for SEPTA and for the other mass transit agencies across Pennsylvania . The time to act is now."

Shapiro said he has been working in person and over the phone with Rep. Matt Bradford, the negotiator for the House Dem