Twin Cities: Political Winds Shift in Tax Debate
February 23, 2011|Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Bill Pulkrabek didn't hide his exasperation. The longtime commissioner figured that a majority of the five members on the Washington County board would want to end the transit sales tax, but the opposite happened...
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Houston: Transit Agency Admits it Blew a Large Sum
February 23, 2011|Houston Chronicle
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The Metropolitan Transit Authority is preparing to declare that it has spent $168 million on what have turned out to be useless assets. Most of it was spent over several years on rail expansion projects that never will be built or will have to be started over...
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National:Transforming the Highway Trust Fund
February 23, 2011|National Journal
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A single paragraph in the Transportation Department's fiscal 2012 budget could fundamentally alter the funding mechanism for highways and other transit. The administration is calling for replacing the current highway trust fund with a "transportation trust fund" that will have separate accounts for highways, transit, high-speed rail, and a national infrastructure bank...
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National: GOP Tries to Sidetrack Rail Plans
February 22, 2011|Politico
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President Barack Obama calls it investing in the future. And the budget he presented this week puts actual dollars behind what he is talking about - spending more on education, clean-energy research and broadband and other infrastructure - even as he cuts many government programs to reduce the deficit. ..
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National: R Governors Just Love Saying No to Rail
February 22, 2011|Grist Placemaking
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Turning down federal money for rail projects looks like it's turning into a badge of honor for Republican governors. Chris Christie has done it in New Jersey. Scott Walker has done it in Wisconsin. John Kasich has done it in Ohio...
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National: Federal Rail Money Goes Unused ($35B)
February 22, 2011|Streetsblog DC
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If I told you there was a fantastic, $35 billion federal program to lend money for railroads to improve their infrastructure, you'd probably assume one of the following:..
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National: Cuts to Essential Transport Programs
February 22, 2011|Streetsblog DC
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The House is still voting on amendment after amendment to the continuing resolution that will fund the federal government for the rest of FY2011. Just a quick recap as we go into the weekend. The "base bill" of HR 1 - not the amendments - would do the following:..
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Indianapolis: Airport Could Get $63M from Land Redev
February 22, 2011|Indianapolis Business Journal
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A long-term land-use plan approved Friday morning by the Indianapolis Airport Authority board could generate up to $63 million for the airport annually by 2040, according to a consulting firm...
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Cleveland: A Battle for the Economy
February 22, 2011|Cleveland: A Battle for the Economy
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Its hard-luck story is now a tale of optimism and renewal. President Obama comes to town to sell the idea of public investment. Republicans say cutting spending and taxes will help the city turn the page...
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Connecticut: We'll Take Florida's Money
February 22, 2011|Hartford Courant
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If Florida doesn't want federal money for high-speed rail - hard as that is to imagine - we'll take it. Connecticut's congressional delegation sent that message to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Friday, asking that he redirect $100 million of the $2.4 billion that was ticketed for a high-speed link between Tampa and Orlando. ..
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