Transportation Spending and Taxing Considered by Key Senate Committee
Alexander Bolton of The Hill looks at two six-year transportation bills the Finance Committee may consider and Publication Date: Sun, 06/28/2015
View ArticleOp-Ed: Recent Fair Housing Decisions Could Boost Republicans
Thomas B. Edsall pens on op-ed arguing that two recent Fair Housing developments will test the allegiance of liberals.Publication Date: Wed, 07/15/2015
View ArticleRepublican Attacks Shifting Focus Toward Cities
Cities, and urban policy in general, have long been the site of criticism from the right.Publication Date: Fri, 10/16/2015
View ArticleMichigan Gov. Rick Snyder to Sign 7.3-cent Gas Tax Hike Today
"It took four years to plan and over 12 hours to execute, but Michigan's Republican-led Legislature on Tuesday (Nov.Publication Date: Wed, 11/04/2015
View ArticleWhen Regressive is Progressive
On Tuesday, President Obama presents his 2017 budget to Congress.Publication Date: Fri, 02/05/2016
View ArticleRepublicans Reveal an Anti-Urban, Anti-Public Transit Platform
Progressive Railroading reported on the American Public Transportation Association's position on the newly adopted Republican platform.Publication Date: Wed, 07/20/2016
View ArticleRepublican Coalition Proposes a Carbon Tax to Fight Climate Change
"A group of Republican elder statesmen are calling for a tax on carbon emissions to fight climate change," reports John Schwartz.Publication Date: Tue, 02/07/2017
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A Warning About the Threat to the Endangered Species Act
"The Endangered Species Act [pdf], which played a significant role in saving the bald eagle and the California condor from extinction, is Publication Date: Tue, 02/21/2017
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California's Record Fuel Taxes Hike Passes Legislature in One Day
In addition, diesel excise taxes increase by 20 cents per gallon, also on November 1, as does the diesel sales and use surtax by four percent. On January 1, 2018, a new, variable transportation...
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Repeal of Gas Tax Increase Possible in California
Republican Assemblyman Travis Allen from Huntington Beach launchPublication Date: Thu, 05/04/2017
View ArticleGov. Jerry Brown's High-Speed Gamble
The first part of the governor's strategy worked as seven Republican assembly members crossed party lines to support AB 398 by Publication Date: Fri, 07/21/2017
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Dynamic Tolling Done Right—VDOT Shows the Way
The 66 Express Lanes Inside the Beltway between Interstate 495 and Route 29 in Publication Date: Sun, 12/10/2017
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Concerns About Census 2020, As Told by GIFs
It seems dire warnings about the status of Census 2020 have become a sort of cottage industry among media outlets.Publication Date: Mon, 05/07/2018
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Where Republican Mayors Are Taking Leadership on Climate Change
According to an article Nicolas Gunkel, "climate change summits typically feature big-city Democratic mayors rubbing shoulders.Publication Date: Wed, 05/30/2018
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Nation's First Truck-Only Toll Program Off to Auspicious Start
"Data from the second month of Rhode Island’s truck-tolling program indicates that the number of vehicles moving through the gantries is higher than projected, while the number of trucks diverting to...
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