SEPTA is moving forward with their plans to implement drastic cuts and fare hikes for riders across the Pennsylvania region after lawmakers in Harrisburg failed to reach a deal to secure funding for the transit agency’s $213 million budget deficit. As hundreds of thousands of SEPTA customers brace for the impact, NBC10’s Lauren Mayk speaks with Sen. Joe Picozzi, a Philadelphia Republican who tried to push forward a GOP-backed funding bill that was ultimately voted down by a House committee. Watch and listen to their interview in the latest episode of Battleground Politics.

The clock is ticking for SEPTA as the transit agency is set to implement major service cuts and higher fares if they fail to secure funding by August 14, 2025. Amid the looming "transit death spiral," SEPTA GM Scott Sauer spoke with NBC10's Lauren Mayk for the latest episode of Battleground Politics.

Here's a full breakdown of the episode:

:30 -- Will the schedule cuts really go into effect?

1:23 -- How the schedule changes will affect students

4:28 -- How additional transit police and staff will help riders

5:43 -- How businesses will be affected by the schedule changes

7:02 – Public/private partnerships

8:25 – SEPTA oversight bill

9:49 – Responding to those who say SEPTA shouldn’t get any more state funding

11:24 – Why SEPTA can’t pay for itself

12:50 – If SEPTA gets the money it’s asking for, will it come back next year asking for more money?

As he marks six months on the job, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday spoke with NBC10’s Lauren Mayk about safety, opioids, lawsuits against the Trump administration, SEPTA’s special prosecutor, and more. Watch the latest episode of Battleground Politics with Lauren Mayk.

Here's a full breakdown of the episode:

1:35 – SEPTA’s special prosecutor

5:51 -- Choosing cases for special prosecutor to handle instead of District Attorney Larry Krasner

7:10 – Taxpayer dollars and special prosecutor’s office

8:25 – Extending SEPTA’s special prosecutor beyond 2026

9:05 -- Opioid crisis and Kensington

10:45 – Trump’s executive order on committing people for treatment

11:57 – Governor’s lawsuits against Trump

15:30 -- Birthright citizenship

18:22 – Advocating for Pennsylvanians