Wayne Batchis @batchisw

Associate Professor of Political Science @UDelaware. I study the First Amendment and Election Law. Interested in all things politics and Philly. Philadelphia, PA Joined March 2011

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Samster Ben @Sammy9004

10 months ago

So it’s 8:04am , just arrived at 30th St my @SEPTA Regional Rail train is 7 cars and full. People ride the system. @GovernorShapiro @PAGOP fund the system and systems like it across the state. @PHLCouncil people ride the system. GET WITH IT !!!! #SEPTA #PublicTransportation

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Nico Perrino @NicoPerrino

10 months ago

The right to vote has not always been available to every American. Those demanding the right to vote were sometimes arrested, imprisoned, and even tortured. Don't take your right to vote for granted.

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Rep. Ben Waxman @RepBenWaxman

10 months ago

2 session days left and still no action on transit funding. Thousands rely on @SEPTA every day. @PASenateGOP where’s the plan? cityandstatepa.com/policy/2024/10…

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Jon Geeting @jongeeting

10 months ago

New op-ed from me and @aarmlovi in the @PhillyInquirer this morning explaining how @GovernorShapiro can still deliver some critical transit funding on his own, even though legislative talks fell through inquirer.com/opinion/commen…

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Wayne Batchis @batchisw

10 months ago

After legislative failure, Gov. Shapiro should ensure transit funding success | Opinion inquirer.com/opinion/commen… via @PhillyInquirer

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Kamala HQ @KamalaHQ

10 months ago

NEW AD: It’s Philly vs. Trump. Airing during the Eagles game today.

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Daniel Pearson @DPearsonPHL

11 months ago

There's no other option now. Gov Shapiro must flex federal highway funding to transit to give septa the breathing room it needs to avoid cuts and too steep fare increases. If the new general assembly still refuses to fund transit, then this will become a regular occurrence.

Stephen Caruso @StephenJ_Caruso

11 months ago

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Rep. Ben Waxman @RepBenWaxman

11 months ago

With @SEPTA on the verge of a "doomsday" budget, we need the @PASenateGOP to reconvene and secure the funding our transit systems need. Service cuts will hurt our economy and our people! cityandstatepa.com/policy/2024/10…

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Robert Warns @bobbywarnsiii

11 months ago

@AntiWokeLib @CathyYoung63 Please, read the words of lifelong Republicans who Trump appointed to the most powerful positions of his government and who he worked with closely for years.

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Michael Herzing @MHerz67

11 months ago

.@RepBenWaxman warned that failing to increase state funding for public transit could drastically impact residents and businesses across the state. cityandstatepa.com/policy/2024/10… via @CityAndStatePA

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Daniel Pearson @DPearsonPHL

11 months ago

You can't jeopardize this progress. If senate Republicans are unwilling to do the right thing it is time for the Governor to consider finding a few sticks.

ISEPTAPHILLY @SEPTAPHILLY

11 months ago

You can't jeopardize this progress. If senate Republicans are unwilling to do the right thing it is time for the Governor to consider finding a few sticks.

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Roosevelt Blvd Subway @BlvdSubway

11 months ago

This is what Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) would look like on Roosevelt Boulevard. Don’t let anyone, not even @PennDOTNews, tell you this is good enough for Philly. Why should Philly settle for a BRT line if NYC, Chicago, and the Bay Area got federal dollars for subway expansions?

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Robert @robertbonasty

11 months ago

Call @GovernorShapiro and read this quote to his office on the phone. Thinking some splashy headlines without actually delivering for constituents is a way to advance in politics is DeSantis behavior.

Stephen Caruso @StephenJ_Caruso

11 months ago

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Jon Geeting @jongeeting

11 months ago

There’s still room for @GovernorShapiro and @DVRPC and other MPOs to start moving money from highway projects to transit projects if a deal falls through

Stephen Caruso @StephenJ_Caruso

11 months ago

There’s still room for @GovernorShapiro and @DVRPC and other MPOs to start moving money from highway projects to transit projects if a deal falls through

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Transit Forward Philadelphia @transit4philly

11 months ago

Thanks to @PaSenateDems @SenWilliamsPA for tying our transit needs to safety and mobility last week! @GovernorShapiro @PASenateGOP will you deliver for Pennsylvanians? pasenate.com/senator-lindse…

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Ann Loftus @ann_loftus

11 months ago

@StephenJ_Caruso Josh, I thought you were dedicated to getting things done?

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Christopher Hale @chrisjollyhale

11 months ago

Former President Trump had 44 cabinet secretaries. 40 of them don’t support his 2024 campaign. Neither does his Vice President nor any of his former chiefs of staff.

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Daniel Trubman @dmtrubman

11 months ago

@CaralhoPhilly Smash that retweet button if you love to see new multi-family housing get constructed in Chestnut Hill

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Jon Geeting @jongeeting

11 months ago

No shortage of bad @PennDOTNews road projects that @GovernorShapiro could cancel in order to flex money to transit. He can do this all by himself without the legislature

Kevin Lockett @kevinlockett215

11 months ago

No shortage of bad @PennDOTNews road projects that @GovernorShapiro could cancel in order to flex money to transit. He can do this all by himself without the legislature

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@5thsq.org (on Bluesky) @5thSq

11 months ago

In testimony to PA Senate today, SEPTA GM Richards says without state funding, SEPTA will have to cut service at least 20% and increase fares at least 30% beginning in JANUARY … triggering a “death spiral” that would be difficult to reverse. @transit4philly @TransitPa