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HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s biggest transit system plans to dramatically cut service unless state lawmakers agree on a plan to send it more funding by the end of this week.

It’s unclear if the legislature will meet that deadline, as Republican leaders suggest public transit agencies already have plenty of money available and that the state should pass a stopgap budget to keep funding flowing.

Lawmakers in the Democratic-controlled state House passed a bill Monday that would send more funding to Philadelphia's struggling SEPTA and smaller systems across the state,

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