Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is ready to name a new board to oversee the troubled Boston-area transit system.
Baker plans to sign into law Friday a $38.1 billion state budget that includes a provision creating a five-member financial control board to supervise the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority for three years.
During his monthly segment Thursday on WGBH-FM, Baker said he would also name the members of the control board Friday. He proposed the new board after a winter of massive breakdowns on the MBTA.
The budget for the fiscal year that started July 1 also gives the T a temporary exemption from the state's anti-privatization rules, commonly known as the Pacheco Law.
But the Legislature did not include other proposals, such as giving the control board more flexibility on setting fares.
Baker to Appoint Members of New MBTA Board
The governor plans to sign into law Friday a $38.1 billion state budget that includes a provision creating a five-member financial control board to supervise the agency
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