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Articles by Joe Christo
Poftak says he is stepping down at T on Jan. 3
STEVE POFTAK, the embattled general manager of the MBTA who shouldered much of the blame for recent safety incidents at the transit authority, announced on Tuesday that he will resign his post on January 3. Poftak's departure, while expected, accelerates the timetable for the next governor to name a replacement and make decisions about the future management and responsibilities of the agency.
Wind farm developer seeks to reopen power contract
The Baker administration is in a bind on offshore wind. The state desperately needs the power from proposed wind farms off the coast, but the largest of those wind farms now says the contract price it agreed to in April and affirmed in May is no longer sufficient to build out the project. Commonwealth Wind blames the war in Ukraine, the runup in interest rates, supply chain constraints, and inflation for dramatically increasing the cost of the project.
Adapting to water rather than fighting it
TEN YEARS AGO, Superstorm Sandy - after ravaging the Caribbean and much of the East Coast of the United States - turned inward and exerted its full force on New York City and the surrounding region, leading to tens of billions of dollars in damages, crippling the city's subway system, and causing widespread power outages. Officials have attributed over 100 deaths to the storm, with 44 people dying in New York City alone, and countless others were directly and indirectly affected by the storm.
Outside money pours into state auditor's race
OUTSIDE GROUPS are pouring money into the race for state auditor between Democratic Sen. Diana DiZoglio and Republican Anthony Amore, a possible signal that the race may be tightening with just a week to go until Election Day. A super PAC with ties to Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday reported spending$100,000 on digital ads over two days last week opposing the candidacy of DiZoglio. The $100,000 in attack ads came after $100,000 in digital ad expenditures on behalf of Amore.
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