STATE HOUSE — With a final decision far off, the chief advocate for building a train tunnel beneath downtown Boston and the skeptical Baker administration agree on the next steps towards advancing that proposal.
"I don't think we're disagreeing on much of anything at this point," former Gov. Michael Dukakis told reporters after meeting with Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack in the State House on Wednesday.
STATE HOUSE — More than three months after the House passed legislation regulating ride-for-hire companies like Uber and Lyft, Senate leaders on Thursday will release a new version of the bill that abandons restrictions on operation at Logan Airport and the South Boston convention center as well as state-run background checks of drivers.
The Senate bill, put together by a working group of five Democratic senators, would also levy a 10-cent-per ride assessment on ride-hailing companies, the cost of which could not be passed on to customers.
