budget shortfall Archives - The Washington Informer

budget shortfall Archives - The Washington Informer

A Metro shuttle bus is seen here at the New Carrollton Metro station on May 28. The free service will be provided for riders while platform work is conducted there and at four other Orange Line stations. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

EDITORIAL: Regional Tax Needed to Subsidize Metro

by WI Web EditorJanuary 10, 2024January 10, 2024

Metro is facing a $750 million budget shortfall, and a regional tax could be the solution to avoid service cuts, job cuts, and fares increases.

A Red Line train prepares to leave the Glenmont Metro station in Silver Spring, Maryland, on March 24. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

EDITORIAL: The DMV Cannot Let Metro Fall Off the Fiscal Cliff

by WI Web EditorNovember 1, 2023November 1, 2023