Today’s Headlines – 10/19/09
October 19, 2009By Transportation for America
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority could face another $113 million in cuts under a proposal from Governor David Paterson. (NYT)
Congress and the U.S. Department of Energy disagree over whether earmarks are undermining the Obama administration’s clean-energy agenda. (WSJ)
Bicycling, bow-tie wearing supporter of transportation reform Earl Blumenauer, a Democratic Congressman from Portland, is profiled in the New York Times. (NYT)
Sarah Palin says “yes we can” to opponents of the “drill, baby, drill” approach to energy. (Nat’l Review)
Mass transit is shaping up to be a pivotal issue in elections for the Boise City Council, with some candidates’ embracing buses and rail and others expressing hostility. (Idaho Statesman)
And, a conservative county supervisor in rural Northern California decries the state’s transit fund raid. (Roseville Press-Tribune)
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