Today’s Headlines – 10/5/09
October 5, 2009By Sean Barry
The European Union may propose an energy tax for the entire 27-nation bloc. (WSJ)
American driving habits are changing the Volkswagen model because, as U.S. chief Stephen Jacoby put it, “we Germans drive and we are not drinking in the car. Americans have breakfast and coffee in the car — we have to adjust to this.” (WP)
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell is making a pitch to Northern Virginia’s more liberal electorate with a new television ad on transportation. (WP)
California high-speed rail ought to be prioritized for federal stimulus funds, the Los Angeles Times editorializes today. (LA Times)
Governor Deval Patrick is in a fierce dispute with House Transportation Committee Chair James Oberstar over whether Massachusetts is spending stimulus funds properly. (Globe)
And, the New Republic asks “what happened to John McCain?” as the Arizona Senator looks increasingly unlikely to play a constructive role in climate change legislation. (TNR)
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- Transit grants out the federal door, but what about the cuts?
March 8, 2010 - Transit riders in Atlanta face massive cuts, “wholesale restructuring” of service
March 5, 2010 - Opposition to Senate extension results in looming shutdown of federal transportation programs
February 26, 2010 - T4 jobs proposal would create nearly half a million jobs, according to Economic Policy Institute
February 17, 2010 - Obama’s 2011 budget gives a lift to livability and transportation
February 2, 2010
- Transit grants out the federal door, but what about the cuts?
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