Olympics | Massachusetts seeking financial review of Boston bid

Top political leaders in Massachusetts have appointed a Cambridge-based firm to conduct an independent financial review of Boston’s bid for the 2024 Olympics.
Gov. Charlie Baker joined with House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Senate President Stan Rosenberg yesterday to announce that the consulting firm The Brattle Group will review the Olympic project.
Baker, a Republican, said the firm will analyze and evaluate aspects of financing, infrastructure, economic impacts and state and taxpayer responsibilities related to the bid.
“They’re a global consulting firm made up primarily of a lot of people I would call numbers geeks, which I consider to be a compliment — a lot of economists, a lot of accountants, a lot of people who are perfectly happy to get pretty deep into the numbers,” he said.
Rosenberg said he’s also eager to get an independent view of what the state’s financial exposure could be if Boston hosts the games.
“We have been clear that we are happy to help with infrastructure that we would build anyway,” said Rosenberg, a Democrat. “The issue is (the) operating subsidy and closing any deficit.”
Baker said that while hosting the Olympics would be a great opportunity to showcase Massachusetts.