Mass. Gov. Baker Urges Lawmakers to Approve MBTA Overhaul

Gov. Charlie Baker is making a full-court press for his plan to create a temporary finance control board and take other steps to overhaul the MBTA.

The governor is scheduled to testify on Monday before the Legislature's Transportation Committee, which is considering a bill that Baker filed after a task force report pointed to a "pervasive organizational failure" at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

Baker ordered the review after the transit system experienced massive breakdowns during a winter of record-setting snow.

Several key lawmakers have questioned the need for a finance control board, suggesting that Baker could make reforms he's seeking without the new governing structure.

A group of area business leaders planned a news conference on Monday to voice support for the governor's proposals.