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POLITICO Sign up for POLITICO Playbook today. Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Updated 12/17/2020 10:11 AM EST 2020-12-17T10:11-0500 Speaker Nancy Pelosi said upon leaving the Capitol, “I think we’re in good shape but a lot of writing goes into it.” | Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images DRIVING THE DAY ....
Presented by Uber Driver Stories It won’t be doomsday for subway riders quite yet, after the MTA approved a $17 billion budget holding off on the drastic service cuts it has threatened because of its pandemic-induced financial crisis. Instead, the transit agency’s budget assumes fingers crossed that it will get a $4.5 billion cash infusion from the federal government. That’s roughly the amount Sen. Chuck Schumer has been trying to secure for the transit system in recent stimulus bill negotiations. So gone, for now, are the 40 percent reduction in subway service the MTA had proposed. If the money comes through, it would be enough to close the MTA’s deficit for 2021 but still leave an $8 billion deficit in the following years. If it doesn’t come through, the service cuts and large scale layoffs could be resurrected in the new year. ....
POLITICO Get the Florida Playbook Newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Good Thursday morning. The daily rundown: Between Tuesday and Wednesday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 11,541 (0.1 percent) to 1,155,335; active hospitalizations went up by 43 (0.8 percent), to 5,145; deaths rose by 122 (0.06 percent), to 20,204. Good news, bad news After months of no action to soothe a nation left hanging amid a global pandemic, Congress appears ready to do something. There is, however, a catch for cash-strapped states, including Florida: The $900 billion deal being considered does not include direct state and local funding. ....