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April 17, 2017

Stories You May Have Missed

As a valued member, Transportation for America is dedicated to providing you pertinent information. This includes news articles to inform your work. Check out a list of stories you may have missed last week. 

  • “Seven major players in Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure push.” (The Hill)
  • President Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan faces numerous obstacles. (Politico)
  • President Trump has nominated Lyft’s general manager to be U.S. DOT’s undersecretary of transportation for policy, which is U.S. DOT’s #3 position. (The Hill)
  • The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation approved Jeffrey Rosen to be deputy secretary of U.S. DOT on a vote of 15-12 with only Republican members of the committee voting in favor. (The Hill)
  • The Federal Highways Administration has awarded more than $9 million in transportation safety funding for Tribal Transportation safety improvements. (FHWA)
  • “Apple Gets Permit to Test Self-Driving Cars in California.” (NY Times)
  • The Tennessee State Senate Committee on Finance voted to advance Governor Bill Haslem’s proposal to raise transportation funding on a vote of 10-1. The proposal would raise the gas tax by six cents over three years and give local governments the option to raise taxes to pay for mass transit projects through a voter referendum. (Memphis Daily News)
  • Idaho Governor Butch Otter allowed a $320 million transportation-funding plan to become law without his signature. (The Spokesman Review)

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