President Joe Biden had called the fees, which can be as high as $35, “exploitative,” while the banking industry has lobbied extensively to keep the existing fee structures in place.

“We don’t have time at the city level to play games,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said on GBH’s “Boston Public Radio” on Wednesday.

State officials are racing to lock in federal funding amid concerns that the incoming Republican administration may try to punish the heavily Democratic Bay State — but stakeholders still can’t agree on aspects of the design.

After a 47-year career in the financial services industry, Robert J. DiBella, president and chief executive officer at The Savings Bank has announced his retirement.

Regional transit authority officials reported record ridership numbers on Tuesday and cheered the newly fare-free bus rides people are taking around the state and pushing them out of their cars.