HARRISBURG, Pa. – Republicans who control the Legislature said Monday they won’t return to Harrisburg to discuss Pennsylvania’s cash-strapped public transit systems, even though the session doesn’t end until Nov. 30 and Gov. Ed Rendell is unhappy with a stopgap funding bill awaiting his signature.

The House and Senate both recessed early Sunday without acting on a plan backed by Rendell to raise $110 million for 41 transit agencies by increasing taxes and fees on new tires and requests for driving records, among other things.

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Those that rely on public transportation in Pittsburgh and Philly stand to lose.