Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Staffing shortages have resulted in the MBTA cutting back services in the Boston area. The MBTA is cutting back service on 43 bus routes during different times of the day, nine buses will have route changes and more than 30 will see departure time changes. The agency blaming staffing shortages, saying it’s having a hard time finding new bus drivers....

Lawmakers questioned MBTA officials on the state of the agency and recent events, including safety issues and transparency concerns.

The MBTA will need roughly $300 million to resolve pressing safety problems federal investigators flagged as the most critical immediate steps, and the price tag will likely swell once the probe wraps up, the agency’s chief said Monday. Kicking off a series of oversight hearings into glaring faults at the MBTA, General Manager Steve Poftak told the Transportation Committee his…

The hearing is scheduled to begin Monday at 10 a.m.