NYT Article on MTA Rescue Plan Passage - 5/6

M.T.A. Rescue Passes, but Impact Is Questioned

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By WILLIAM NEUMAN and NICHOLAS CONFESSORE

Published: May 6, 2009

The State Legislature passed a series of new taxes and fees late Wednesday night meant to keep New York’s base subway fare from rising above $2.25 this year. But the hastily drafted bill, approved largely along party lines, raised many questions about how the plan would work and how effective it would be in stabilizing the strugglingMetropolitan Transportation Authority.

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