NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — Chris Christie dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination Wednesday, a day after his disappointing sixth-place finish in New Hampshire's primary election.
The Garden State governor shared his decision with staff at his campaign headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, late Wednesday afternoon, and was calling donors and other supporters, said Samantha Smith, a campaign spokeswoman. The blunt-talking former federal prosecutor may have suffered from Donald Trump's bombastic campaign technique, which delivered generous helpings of media exposure to the tough-talking New York billionaire.
BOSTON – The MBTA's plans for a dramatic reduction in its business-side workforce through outsourcing of cash handling and fare gates generated a forceful rebuttal from transit union leaders on Wednesday.
"A big part of this is to improve performance," Brian Shortsleeve, the T's chief administrator, told reporters. He said there are 165 employees in the money room in Charlestown's Sullivan Square, and 37 are eligible to retire.
