Boxer: Senate considering breaking up its jobs bill into several pieces, with an infrastructure provision that would bail out the highway trust fund for this year (Dow Jones)
Conservative Rep. Don Young (R-AK), architect of the 2005 federal transportation bill, admits that Alaska's plans for a gas tax suspension would endanger its financial support from Congress (AP)
After the NYT declares cap-and-trade climate bill dead, Kerry and the White House issue fiery denials (NatJo Blog, Politico)
Wisconsin governor touts plan for regional transit authority in Milwaukee, with possible taxes to help fund it (J-Sentinel)
Michigan lawmakers propose gas tax hike to avoid losing federal transport aid (MLive.com)
California Northern railroad shifts to green locomotives (Sac. Bee)
Two rural Virginia transit projects get $3.2m in federal aid (AP)
“Just because half of the funding comes from car drivers who don't drive on freeways doesn't mean that it's a wash. It would be like taxing fries to subsidize ribs. People who eat fries but not ribs receive a net tax, and people who eat ribs with fries receive a net subsidy. As many more people order fries each day than ribs, the tax on the fries would be lower per person than the subsidy on ribs, just like more people drive on roads and streets other than freeways than on freeways.”
