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MTA Officials Cop to Delays Amid Fare Hikes
2015-03-24 05:43:52| Railroads - Topix.net
A day after the fifth fare increase in eight years took effect, Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials acknowledge they're dealing with some troubling patterns in the subway. NY1's Jose Martinez filed this report.
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Editorial: MTA hikes fares, even as service sinks
2015-03-22 11:06:28| Railroads - Topix.net
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority hits riders Sunday with the sixth fare boost in 10 years - along with more subway breakdowns and late trains. The agency hasn't offered that awful combo in years.
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Big Japan firms plan bigger pay hikes but smaller firms expected to lag
2015-03-18 08:28:56| Automakers - Topix.net
Japanese blue-chip firms announced wage hikes on Wednesday that topped increases last year, but overall pay raises across corporate Japan are not expected to offset higher costs of living for workers or be enough to drive a sustainable economic recovery. Major exporters like Toyota Motor Corp were responding for a second year to public calls from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government for help in generating a virtuous cycle of higher profits, wages and prices to decisively end two decades of deflation and stop-start growth.
NJ Transit chief: will try to hold hikes to single digits
2015-03-12 05:10:01| Railroads - Topix.net
The head of New Jersey Transit said Wednesday that a looming budget gap could force fare increases but that she will strive to make those less burdensome than the hikes instituted in 2010 that prompted heavy criticism from commuters. Executive director Ronnie Hakim told board members Wednesday that an $80 million budget gap is forcing her to look at all options, including fare increases.
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Businesses speaking out against Kasich's proposed tax hikes
2015-02-26 13:42:00| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
One day after Gov. John Kasich urged lawmakers in his State of the State speech to resist those who want to avoid tax changes in Ohio, a host of business and professional organizations lined up in a House committee to voice concerns about his plan. In his new two-year budget, Kasich has proposed $5.7 billion worth of income-tax cuts and $5.2 billion worth of tax hikes, including a sales-tax increase and expansion, along with increases in the commercial-activity, fracking and tobacco taxes.
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