Word: mbta
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Legislators from western areas of the state, who represent districts with no MBTA service and have little incentive to bail out the system, said they too would oppose King's latest proposal. "As far as I'm concerned, the system can shut down," State Rep. William D. Benson said yesterday...
...avert a possible mass transit shutdown this weekend, Gov. Edward J. King yesterday submitted a new proposal to bail out the bankrupt Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and reorganize its troubled management...
...state Supreme Court ruled on Friday that King acted illegally in spending state and local funds to keep the MBTA running after it depleted its $302 million budget for 1980. But it delayed an order shutting down the system until midnight Friday, giving the legislature time to intervene...
Although the bill includes several key management reforms sought by the legislature and the MBTA Advisory Board, the board said it would continue to oppose a bailout of the debt-plagued agency until King agrees to a comprehensive overhaul of the system's financing...
King's bill would allow the agency's board of directors to override the Advisory Board's refusal to give the MBTA supplemental funding this year. It would also give the governor a vote equal to that of Boston in Advisory Board decisions, a step which would deprive the Advisory Board of its independence in evaluating MBTA budget requests, Smith said...