CLEVELAND (AP) — Braced for uncertainty and struggling for unity, Republicans opened their convention to nominate Donald Trump for president on Monday as dissident delegates pursued one last chance to deny him and the nation reeled from yet another outburst of violence.
A day after a deadly ambush of police in Louisiana, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus welcomed delegates to the convention hall with a brief acknowledgement of the "troubling times" swirling outside. The chairman called for a moment of silence out of respect for "genuine heroes" in law enforcement.
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Board, Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack noted the enduring need to break out of the "time warp" of using outdated processes at the transit agency.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.
