Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Next DOT Secretary Should Have Technical Expertise, Not Just Political Cred (Bloomberg) The Committee Bill Shuster Wants to Lead Is Very Different From the One His Father Left (Morning Call) Fox: Infrastructure Spending Is Just a “Pat on the Back” for Unions (Media Matters) CBO Struggles to Make Carbon Tax More Progressive (Forbes) Judge Rules … Continued

By Tanya Snyder

8:42 AM EST on November 19, 2012

Next DOT Secretary Should Have Technical Expertise, Not Just Political Cred (Bloomberg)
The Committee Bill Shuster Wants to Lead Is Very Different From the One His Father Left (Morning Call)
Fox: Infrastructure Spending Is Just a “Pat on the Back” for Unions (Media Matters)
CBO Struggles to Make Carbon Tax More Progressive (Forbes)
Judge Rules California HSR Can Go Forward (AP)
Nation’s Longest Road Project Flounders For Lack of Money (Courier Press)
Virginia State Senator Proposes Eliminating Fuel’s Sales Tax Exemption (WaPo)
Massachusetts, Wisconsin Also Considering Raising the Gas Tax (Globe, Journal-Sentinel)
Oklahoma General Contractors Want a Solution to Electric Vehicles’ Fuel Tax Evasion (Oklahoman)

Tanya Snyder

Tanya became Streetsblog's Capitol Hill editor in September 2010 after covering Congress for Pacifica Radios Washington bureau and for public radio stations around the country. She lives car-free in a transit-oriented and bike-friendly neighborhood of Washington, DC.

Today's Headlines

Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.