WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » State Legislature http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Wed, 22 May 2013 01:18:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 City Council Rips State Leaders on Transportation Funding http://wbsm.com/city-council-rips-state-leaders-on-transportation-funding/ http://wbsm.com/city-council-rips-state-leaders-on-transportation-funding/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:59:37 +0000 Bryan Booker http://wbsm.com/?p=69592 Legislative leaders and local state representatives were taken to task Thursday by the City Council, over their treatment of the Southcoast Rail project.

 

Several councilors blasted House leadership and local representatives for supporting a weakened transportation bill, that does little for advancing Southcoast Rail. Cou

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