- You read it first here on Streetsblog Cap Hill: House to give $5 billion to highway trust fund (Dow Jones)
- A bit panicky about the above news, the U.S. DOT starts warning states of possible late payments (JOC)
- Harvard economist Ed Glaeser examines high-speed rail (NYT)
- Having some fun with LaHood's "cash for clunkers" imagery (Wash Exam)
- Auditors say the government tied its own hands on fatal coal ash spills (AP)
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