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Looking to bring a little levity to stressful commutes, a local group is calling for the MBTA to put giant googly eyes on the front of T trains.

The Callery pear tree (or Bradford pear tree) is popular in many suburban neighborhoods, due to its gorgeous white blossoms. However, Massachusetts officials say it's also an invasive species that crowds out other plants.

House Democrats want to boost state spending by 3.3 percent next fiscal year with a $57.9 billion budget that mirrors many of Gov. Maura Healey's ideas for tapping new funding sources and drives up outlays on the expectation that flat state tax collections will begin to rise again.

“It has been a tremendous amount of change in one year, and at the same time, there's so much more that I know we can continue to improve and deliver differently,” Eng said.

House Democrats want to inject hundreds of millions of new dollars into the MBTA, calling for a sharp increase in operating budget support and funding for new...

House Democrats want to inject hundreds of millions of new dollars into the MBTA, calling for a sharp increase in operating budget support and funding for new initiatives such as a hiring and training program.

House Democrats want to inject hundreds of millions of new dollars into the MBTA, calling for a sharp increase in operating budget support. The proposal also includes new initiatives like an "MBTA Academy," which would fund recruitment, training and creation of a workforce pipeline, and a "Resilient Rides" program aimed at better preparing infrastructure to adapt to climate change impacts.

BOSTON — Lamenting a lack of easy alternatives, MBTA overseers voted Thursday to once again change a contract for new Red and Orange Line trains, agreeing to pay more money

The program will likely launch this summer, MBTA General Manager Phil Eng said at Thursday's MBTA board meeting.

Lamenting a lack of easy alternatives, MBTA overseers voted Thursday to once again change a contract for new Red and Orange Line trains, agreeing to<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/feeling-boxed-in-t-board-oks-train-contract-reset/">Read More</a>