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DC Metro launches reduced fare program for SNAP benefit recipients

By Rachel Schilke
Published June 20, 2023 8:56pm ET
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DC Metro launches reduced fare program for SNAP benefit recipients
The Washington Metrorail has proposed terminating 1,000 employees as a way to cut costs in fiscal year 2018, when the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority faces a nearly $300 million budget gap. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) | Pablo Martinez Monsivais

The Washington, D.C., Metro is launching a program intended to alleviate costs for low-income customers and make transit services more affordable.

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