BOSTON — While Gov. Charlie Baker found some reasons to favor an alternative route for commuter rail service to New Bedford and Fall River, members of the MBTA's Fiscal and Management Control Board opted Monday to wait for more information on how to address the slow-moving transportation project.
Facing their second transit expansion project with a ballooning cost projection in less than a year, the control board Monday inquired about alternatives and held off on taking any definitive steps on South Coast Rail.
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Hillary Clinton considers her choices for vice president, she's seriously weighing the potential negative impact her decision could have on Democratic efforts to retake control of the Senate, according to party members familiar with her thinking.
She's also said to be worried about how her pick could affect congressional elections in 2018, at the midpoint of her presidency should she win the White House. Her political calculus underscores how closely linked she believes her success as president would be to having her party in power on Capitol Hill.
