Today’s Headlines
Bike advocates thrilled with Oberstar’s transpo bill (The Hill) GM and Chrysler tell Congress not to mess with their dealership closure plans (AP) Bids for stimulus infrastructure projects coming in at surprisingly low amounts (GovExec) What the transit operating deficit hath wrought: an insufficient economic stimulus law (The Nation)
By
Elana Schor
7:45 AM EDT on July 23, 2009
- Bike advocates thrilled with Oberstar’s transpo bill (The Hill)
- GM and Chrysler tell Congress not to mess with their dealership closure plans (AP)
- Bids for stimulus infrastructure projects coming in at surprisingly low amounts (GovExec)
- What the transit operating deficit hath wrought: an insufficient economic stimulus law (The Nation)
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