- Cities around the nation eye Congress' move to let stimulus money be used for transit operating costs (Seattle P-I, K.C. Star, Poughkeepsie Journal)
- Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood talks George Will and his fuel-chugging '98 Buick ... (NYT)
- ... while talking up a national infrastructure bank and reform for local MPOs (U.S. News)
- APTA spots the timeline slipping fast for a federal transportation bill (Progressive Railroading)
- Obama administration keeps local coal-ash pollution sites secret, citing national security (AP)
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