Well, there's one piece of good news out there, which is that the Turnpike did finally rescind the manifestly unfair toll increase that they had proposed earlier this year. With Patrick signing the budget that basically diverts a portion of sales tax revenue to bail out the Turnpike for the next three months, the toll increase is obviouly not needed. See Noah Bierman's story on the Turnpike Tolls in the Boston Globe.
There were some snippy remarks by readers relative to the Turnpike toll rescissions -- my favorite was, "Shouldn't the headline read 'Soon-to-be private citizens at soon-to-be defunct authority make gratuitous gesture'" -- but I don't think it's a gratuitous gesture. The elimination of the Turnpike doesn't necessarily mean the elimination of Turnpike tolls, as their are still oodles of Turnpike bonds that need to be reissued in some way.
In short, I think it's good news, and worth celebrating as a modest victory. (Click here to see a PDF of the vote and the Turnpike's current budget.)
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