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Vera Targoff, Managing Editor
March 11, 2019
The Longest Government Shutdown Finally Ended
March 6, 2019
On December 22, 2018, the United States Federal Government began a shutdown that would make history. It lasted until January 25, 2019, an astounding 35 days, far surpassing the 1995/1996 21-day funding gap under President Clinton, and becoming the longest government shutdown in American history.
MBTA Unveils Proposal to Increase Fares
March 6, 2019
On Monday, January 28th, the MBTA introduced a proposal to increase fares for bus and subway riders. The average proposed fare increase across the various tickets and passes is 6.3%. If approved by officials in March, the new fares would go into effect as early as July 1st, 2019.