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Critics say the T needs more money. So why did lawmakers then give it less?
Weeks after lawmakers first voted to set aside $50 million for the MBTA, a searing report into the T’s safety practices surfaced and appeared to confirm what many legislators and critics have argued: The T needs more money.
Then, less than 72 hours later, legislative leaders reached another agreement — that the earmark would now include less money.
The seemingly incongruous decision to instead devote $32 million to the T as part of a compromise about how to spend a $1 billion surplus caught some transit advocates off guard Thursday and left Governor Charlie Baker, who first asked for it, promising to make another request in January.
By Matt Stout Globe Staff,December 12, 2019, 6:33 p.m. https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/12/12/critics-say-needs-more-money-why-did-lawmakers-then-give-less/T0FfYMjoiefCkzD2lGoFlO/story.html?p1=Article_Inline_Text_Link
