A concise Friday digest of critical policy reporting, fiscal tradeoffs, and the questions still awaiting an answer. Full articles stay free on DSAUSA.me.
A DSA-backed Rhode Island candidate proposes taking over Rhode Island Energy. The posted platform leaves the acquisition scope, price, payer and rate effects undefined.
A new state comptroller outlook projects MTA operating gaps. A separate city analysis models fare-free buses at just over $1.1 billion a year. Here is the funding question.
A DSA chapter promotes a $100 billion revenue estimate. Competing research shows why that forecast depends on assumptions that deserve public scrutiny.
The Council’s administrative forecast and an industry household-cost scenario answer different questions. The Council should test the transition before a vote.