April 17, 2012
By Andrew Jeromski, Beacon Hill Patch

A massive group of protesters took to the streets in Boston’s Financial District late yesterday afternoon to demand major corporations and the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans pay their fare share of federal and state income taxes.

April 6, 2012
By Darlene Lombos, Labor Notes

In Boston, following a 24-hour vigil at the Statehouse led by young people and seniors, 150 people packed a meeting of the MBTA’s board and shouted “Shame on you!” as the directors voted to make riders pay more for less.

April 4, 2012
By Bob Salsberg, Associated Press

Dozens of people are speaking against proposed fare hikes as the board that oversees the MBTA prepares to vote on a budget that calls for an average 23 percent fare increase and service cuts.

March 27, 2012
By Carl Stevens, CBS News

A group of MBTA riders interrupted a state transportation finance and audit committee meeting on Tuesday morning.

March 27, 2012
By the Associated Press

A meeting of a state transportation board has ended quickly after a noisy demonstration by opponents of proposed fare increases and service cuts on the MBTA.

March 27, 2012
New England Cable News

Back in New England, protesters stormed an MBTA meeting in Boston, forcing it to end early. The finance board was supposed to talk about fare hikes and service cuts during this meeting. Very sensitive issues that have been contentious and have raised the ire of many riders.

March 27, 2012
By Steve Annear, Boston Metro

The MBTA's Finance Committee meeting was derailed Tuesday by a group of irate protesters fighting anticipated fare increases and service cuts that are expected to hit the Bay State's transit system later this year.

March 15, 2012
By Matt Murphy, State House News Service

While he said service cuts and fare hikes for the MBTA may be unavoidable, Transportation Secretary Richard Davey on Wednesday said the state is continuing to explore options to shave off the agency’s $159 million deficit, including tapping into leftover snow and ice removal funds.

March 14, 2012
By the Associated Press

Seniors citizens, riders with disabilities and Occupy Boston-style protesters have descended on a meeting of the MBTA to urge board members to reject service cuts and sharp fare hikes.

February 19, 2012
By Katheleen Conti, Boston Globe

Roberto Chavez has been living in Chelsea for 32 years, and he remembers when $180 could get him a three-bedroom apartment with heat included.

“Now you can’t even get a bedroom for $180,’’ said the 65-year-old.

Chavez is well aware of what his dollar can, or in most cases cannot, buy him. He and his wife, Marta, live on a fixed Social Security income of $640 a month, and each spend $20 a month for reduced-fare MBTA passes, their main mode of transportation. That is why the agency’s proposed fare hikes and service cuts beginning July 1 have Chavez worried not just about higher costs but about their quality of life.