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The bulk of high-overtime state employees work in just a few departments — State Police, MBTA, and most notably, the Department of Mental Health, which had 159 employees who made more in overtime than their base salary, according to the data.
The state payroll rose to $9.33 billion in 2023, up more than 4 percent despite the loss of more than 1,200 employees.
They’ve suffered through station shutdowns, slow zones, train breakdowns, and more. And yet still they ride, keeping our mass transit system alive.
Green Line service north of Boston was brought to a standstill when a train lost power.
Many riders were seen Thursday avoiding paying fares on the Orange Line at the Back Bay MBTA stop