STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A THREE-STEP, 12-cent gas tax increase, fare-free MBTA and regional transit authority buses, new surcharges on parking space rentals and purchases, higher ride-hailing fees and more all featured in a new overhaul bill proposed by the Massachusetts Senate’s point person on transportation. Sen. Joseph Boncore, the cochair of the Legislature’s Transportation … Continue reading Boncore bill backs fare-free MBTA