Governor Kathy Hochul, speaking at a Congestion Pricing Rally on March 21, has sent a letter to top Republicans in the Trump Administration calling for the state to receive its “fair share” of federal mass transit funds. DOT Secretary Sean Duffy wants Hochul to turn off the congestion pricing cameras.
Governor Kathy Hochul, speaking at a Congestion Pricing Rally on March 21, has sent a letter to top Republicans in the Trump Administration calling for the state to receive its “fair share” of federal mass transit funds. DOT Secretary Sean Duffy wants Hochul to turn off the congestion pricing cameras. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman)

The Trump Administration wants Gov. Hochul to turn off the congestion pricing cameras before it earmarks any more money for the financially pressed MTA. The agency, even with congestion pricing, is facing a budget deficit greater than $30 billion in its 2025-29 capital spending plan.

Hochul Pleads for More Fed Funds for MTA; DOT Pushes to End Congestion Pricing Tolls
02 Apr 2025 | 04:03
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It looks like a standoff.

Top elected Democratic leaders in New York in late March pleaded with the federal government for a “fair share” of mass transit funding, pointing out that the state has 43 percent of the nation’s mass transit ridership but receives only 17 percent of the mass transit federal...

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A small force of 14 federal agents pursuing the billions ripped off from the US Government during the pandemic was shut down by DOGE on March 28. The agency had already recovered more than three times its annual budget and had nearly a 100 percent conviction rate against fraud perpetrators in federal court.
A small force of 14 federal agents pursuing the billions ripped off from the US Government during the pandemic was shut down by DOGE on March 28. The agency had already recovered more than three times its annual budget and had nearly a 100 percent conviction rate against fraud perpetrators in federal court. ( Photo: Wikimedia commons)

Agency That Successfully Prosecuted Pandemic Fraud Is Casualty of Trump’s Cuts
31 Mar 2025 | 01:19

A little-known agency of the US Government was shuttered last week. It went largely unnoticed amidst...

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