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Gov. Baker Urges Lawmakers To Approve MBTA Overhaul
Gov. Charlie Baker is making a full-court press for his plan to create a temporary finance control board and take other steps to overhaul the MBTA.
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Gov. Charlie Baker is making a full-court press for his plan to create a temporary finance control board and take other steps to overhaul the MBTA.
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Some lawmakers are expressing reservations about a key aspect of Gov. Charlie Baker's plan to overhaul the MBTA.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is proposing major changes to Boston's public transit system after pounding snowstorms this winter slowed the nation's oldest subway system to a crawl, frustrating hundreds of thousands of riders.
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A panel created by Gov. Charlie Baker to examine the MBTA ripped the transit agency, saying it's in severe financial distress, has ineffective management and no viable repair plan.
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Baker wants to use the money that would be saved to double the state's earned income tax credit that goes to low-income working families.
The governor of Massachusetts has formally asked the federal government to declare a disaster in 10 counties after a record-setting series of winter storms.
Gov. Baker's administration plans to seek about $400 million in federal disaster assistance for the record-setting snowstorms that wreaked havoc on Massachusetts.
Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and Democratic leaders of the state Legislature announced Monday they would jointly hire an outside consultant to advise them on the bid to bring the 2024 Olympics to Boston, saying they wanted to assure that hosting the games wouldn't unfairly burden taxpayers.
The party held a virtual call during which Governor Maura Healey moved for the delegates to have a unified endorsement of Kamala Harris.
Vice President Kamala Harris continues to receive a wide range of support in the day since President Biden dropped out of the 2024 race.
While other companies have remedied their delays, Delta continues to struggle to catch up on flights.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has announced that she is pregnant and will welcome her third child in January.
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Karen Read was back in court Monday afternoon for a hearing on how her case will go forward after her trial ended in a mistrial three weeks ago.
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The party held a virtual call during which Governor Maura Healey moved for the delegates to have a unified endorsement of Kamala Harris.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has announced that she is pregnant and will welcome her third child in January.
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Caring for someone with dementia can be incredibly stressful and a new study finds that stress can cause damage on a cellular level, which can lead to mental and physical health problems.
A new study out of the U.K. says so-called "night owls" may have better brain function.
The state is taking action after an I-Team investigation exposed nursing homes that are not paying workers.
After the I-Team went to Blupoint Healthcare's Newton offices, workers got their paychecks. Days later, their banks said the checks were no good.
Blupoint Healthcare employees say their paychecks finally cleared at the bank.
An 84-year-old Navy veteran paid a shop thousands of dollars for a headstone. Two years later he still had nothing, until he reached out to WBZ's Call For Action.
Just days after the judge in the Karen Read case announced a mistrial, lawyers for the Mansfield woman are now looking to dismiss two of the charges against her.
With Kamala Harris in and Joe Biden out, Donald Trump is now the oldest major-party presidential nominee ever.
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Yankee Candle is laying off about 100 workers in Massachusetts amid a decline in the fragrance business.
Stop & Shop says it will be closing 32 stores this year and eight of them are in Massachusetts.
Thanks in part to an anonymous $5.2 million donation, the West Newton Cinema is likely to be saved from being demolished.
Bob's Stores, a discount clothing retailer with locations in Massachusetts and Connecticut, is going out of business.
Two New England pizza places were named among the best in the country by The New York Times.
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Host Rachel Holt joins Prezza Mixologist Craig Carpenter in Boston's North End for a hot new twist on a classic cocktail that's bound to be the next big hit.
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Will Smith singled with the bases loaded and one out in the 11th inning to drive in Kiké Hernández as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 7-6 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.
New photos show an endangered North Atlantic right whale that's named after Fenway Park alongside her calf.
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Dr. Jennifer LaFemina saved a Little League umpire's life while at her son's baseball game in Massachusetts.
The 93-mile Lamoille Valley Rail Trail is now open in Vermont.
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