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8:44 AM EST on December 9, 2014

    • Senator Susan Collins Pushes Back Against U.S. DOT Trucker Safety Move (LandLine)
    • Supreme Court Appears to Agree Amtrak Didn't Overstep Authority in Regulating Freight (E&E, CQ)
    • House Transpo Appropriations Chair Tom Latham Retiring (The Hill)
    • Bike Messenger Profession Gets New Life With Amazon Prime Now (TechSpot)
    • Settling Soil Halts Attempt to Get Road Tunnel Borer Back Up and Running in Seattle (AP)
    • Georgia Gets Serious About Transpo Funding Solutions (Athens Banner-Herald)
    • New North Carolina Transpo Plans Includes Road Widenings, Light Rail (News & Observer)
    • Michigan, Iowa Governors Consider Changes to Gas Tax (MiNews26, WHOTV13)
    • Rep. Jeff Denham Tries Again to Block Federal Funding for California HSR (Record)
    • Transit Operators Face Pressure to Go to Work Tired -- And 3/4 Fall Asleep on the Job (Labor Notes)
    • Are Buses the Perfect Electric Vehicle? (Co.Exist)
    • Cars Kill 7 Times More Animals Than the Fur Industry (Modern Farmer)
Tanya Snyder
Tanya became Streetsblog's Capitol Hill editor in September 2010 after covering Congress for Pacifica Radio’s 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.

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