STATE HOUSE — As state transportation officials grapple with a yawning projected deficits and spotty performance at the MBTA, they confronted a philosophical disagreement on Wednesday from Rep. William Straus, the House's pointman on transportation.
A report of the MBTA's Fiscal and Management Control Board identified a growing deficit between the T's statutory and self-generated revenues and its expenses, a gap set to hit $242 million in fiscal 2017.
In recent months, the topic of immigration has become the subject of much heated political debate. Often, the topic seems to exacerbate the political divisions in our country. With the presidential elections ahead, the tendency among politicians and commentators to try to score political points through soundbites will only increase.
