Around the one-year anniversary of the MBTA's Fiscal and Management Control Board, Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack noted the enduring need to break out of the "time warp" of using outdated processes at the transit agency.
"Culture change remains a challenge," Pollack said at the control board's meeting Monday. She also thanked the board for its diligence, meeting nearly every week since its creation a year ago, and hearing 274 staff presentations.
Seems even some Democrats are starting to push back against President Barack Obama's attempt to rewrite federal law to allow millions of more workers to qualify for overtime payments.
Last week Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) introduced a bill designed to delay implementation of a new Department of Labor rule promoted by the president, citing concern that imposing the measure all at once will unduly burden business.
