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Mass. House approves bailout for troubled T

By Bob Salsberg
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BOSTON (AP) — House lawmakers on Wednesday approved a temporary financial fix for the MBTA that would stave off, at least for now, deeper cuts in service on the Boston-area transit system.

The bailout bill, which also offers help to other struggling regional transit agencies, advanced on a 130-25 vote. It now goes to the Senate with a July 1 deadline for passage.

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