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BOSTON – Amidst another day of chaotic commutes for public transit riders, Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday delivered a forceful defense of proposed MBTA fare hikes as he tried to empathize with the frustration of the riders struggling to navigate through cancelled commuter trains and overcrowded subways. Amtrak, which operates the
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The leader of a working group pushing for construction of a rail link connecting North and South stations is urging action to get underway on a feasibility study of the project, and is willing to compromise on what the scope an analysis should look like. Reacting to comments made by
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Congressman James McGovern was able to catch his plane out of Logan Airport, and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito had a chance to tout the benefits of central Massachusetts living after the two elected officials arrived in South Station on the first express train from Worcester on Monday morning. "We
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BOSTON – Planning to move state highway offices from their perch above the central artery tunnels near Boston's South Station, city and state officials said Tuesday that they want to redevelop the 5.5 acre site, potentially to create affordable housing and new business space. The site sits at
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When two former governors team up to pressure the current occupant of that office to spend tax dollars, working families should hold onto their wallets. Knowing those ex-governors as the bipartisan founding fathers of the Big Dig, taxpayers should prepare for a red-ink tsunami. Three-term Democrat Mike Dukakis and twice-elected
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Written by Matt Murphy and Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE — Gov. Charlie Baker did not rule out his administration embarking on a rail tunnel project to link North Station and South Station on Wednesday, but the Republican appeared at odds with Gov. Michael Dukakis over whether an expansion of South
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