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Search launched for new GM at the MBTA

An MBTA bus drove down a dedicated lane in Everett during a one-week trial last year. Josh Reynolds for The Boston Globe

By The Boston Globe

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Governor Charlie Baker announced that the MBTA will begin its search for a permanent leader of the agency, and seek to extend the fiscal and management control board for two more years.

In front of the city’s business leaders at a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce breakfast on Thursday, Baker said Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack has created a panel to advise the process, and will secure an executive search firm.

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