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Late-night T service will end in Boston by March 19

BOSTON – After no discussion in a public meeting Monday, the MBTA control board canceled extended-hours weekend service, authorizing the transit agency to end it by March 19. The extended-hours service, which began as a pilot program in March 2014, impedes efforts to repair tracks overnight, according to Charles Planck, the

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T reduces $242M deficit heading into fiscal 2017

The MBTA announced Monday it has reduced its projected deficit for fiscal 2017 by 45 percent, a $104 million reduction in the anticipated budget hole. The transit agency said reduced operating expenses accounts for 75 percent of the reduction while increased revenues in real estate and advertising makes up the

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MBTA overtime king routinely approved his own OT, auditors say

BOSTON – The track maintenance employee who racked up 2,600 overtime hours in less than a year "regularly approved his own overtime reporting form" and retired Jan. 31, according to ongoing audits of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. The audits undertaken by KPMG and an internal auditor found

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T fare hike vote set for March 7 by oversight board

BOSTON – The Fiscal and Management Control Board that oversees the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will deliberate on proposed fare increases at its next meeting, on Feb. 29, ahead of a planned vote March 7. Activists have opposed the two fare increase proposals – which would ratchet fares up an average of

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T union takes aim at outsourcing plan affecting 165 jobs

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

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MBTA fare pass increases limited to once every two years, Pollack says

While Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack sees a distinction between MBTA fares and the monthly passes purchased by regular users, she has no plans to raise pass costs more frequently than fares are allowed to increase. A 2013 state law limits fare increases on the T to no more than once

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Baker previews fiscal strategy ahead of new budget plan

BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker, who plans "a lot of level funding" in his second annual budget, said that by fiscal 2018 he will have weaned state government off the use of one-time revenue sources to balance spending. "We need to do all we can to make sure

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T workers bank sick time to boost pensions, study says

BOSTON – Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority workers are in line for more than $49 million in collective retirement pay simply because they stashed away unused sick days, according to an analysis from the Pioneer Institute in Boston. Public records obtained by the policy research organization show that the T's