MBTA takes steps to hike bus driver pay amid service cuts
The MBTA is trying to chip away at its bus operator shortage by offering higher starting wages, and giving all drivers the option to work full-time hours.
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The MBTA is trying to chip away at its bus operator shortage by offering higher starting wages, and giving all drivers the option to work full-time hours.
As power has flowed upward in the Massachusetts House and Senate, rank-and-file legislators have lost any real policy role and constituents have had less opportunity to influence the process.
The MBTA was able to lean on state and federal assistance, and a hefty dip into its own emergency fund to close a $366 million budget gap for fiscal year 2024, but faces future shortfalls that could grow to $542 million by 2028.
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Gov. Maura Healey further reshaped the leadership at the under-fire MBTA on Friday, replacing three members of the agency's board of directors and bringing a former T chief back into the fold.