Today’s Headlines

By Elana Schor
Mar 10, 2010

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NBC Nightly News spotlights the national transit budget crisis .. (see above video)

… as New Jersey becomes the latest state to weigh double-digit fare hikes (Daily Finance)

Rep. Mica (R-FL) urges Tampa officials to make sure that the region’s future high-speed rail line can connect to local transit (TB Online)

Governments around the world are said to be spending $500B a year subsidizing fossil fuels, according to a raft of a new Obama administration-directed study (Climate Progress)

The fatal June accident on D.C.’s rail network will cost the local transit agency $25.5m (Examiner)

"Buy American" rules for federal stimulus spending are getting waived to help install energy-efficient road and crosswalk lighting (NYT Blogs)

Ed Glaeser takes on the "anti-urban bias" in federal policymaking (Globe)

One U.S. DOT aide makes a write-in case for LaHood as an enviro "change agent of the year" (TreeHugger)

Senate Democratic leaders depict an aviation bill as part of their jobs agenda … (Roll Call)

… as Republicans move towards a second attempt to filibuster the still-unsigned $15B jobs bill (NYT)

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