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Transportation for America

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May 30, 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. 

  • President Trump released his budget last week and his budget proposes to end federal support for new transit construction. Read T4America’s exclusive member summary here and T4America’s blog post here.
  • “The Phantom Infrastructure Proposal in Trump’s Budget.” (The Atlantic Magazine)
  • “Senate Democrats: Trump would cut more in infrastructure spending than he proposes to add.” (Washington Post)
  • “Trump, Congress head for fight over tolls” as President Trump proposes to lift the ban on tolling existing Interstate Highways. (The Hill)
  • The Treasury Department has indicated that the debt ceiling will probably need to be raised sooner than expected. This possibility threatens the entire FY 18 appropriations process and makes a yearlong continuing resolution far more likely for FY 18. (Politico)
  • The Louisiana House of Representatives will vote to raise the state’s gas tax by 17 cents on Wednesday. (Fox 8 Live)
  • Uber and Lyft are planning to head back to Austin, Texas after Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a statewide ride-hailing law superseding Austin’s finger print law that Uber and Lyft had objected too. (KXAN)

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