Spending on overtime reaches $42.7 million for Metro

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Agency has blown through 72 percent of annual OT budget

Metro spent 42 percent more than budgeted for overtime in the first six months of its fiscal year, or an extra $12.7 million, using the high-paying hours to fix and inspect trains and fill staffing gaps.

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