Today’s Headlines
Korea eyes $45 billion high-speed rail contract in California visit (Korea Times) One Ohio town with a walkable arts district fears the stimulus will be its undoing (AP) U.S. DOT ponders a tweak to help “cash for clunkers” participants buy out-of-stock cars (WSJ) The challenge of transporting the disabled is daunting for many towns (Governing)
By
Elana Schor
7:48 AM EDT on August 13, 2009
- Korea eyes $45 billion high-speed rail contract in California visit (Korea Times)
- One Ohio town with a walkable arts district fears the stimulus will be its undoing (AP)
- U.S. DOT ponders a tweak to help “cash for clunkers” participants buy out-of-stock cars (WSJ)
- The challenge of transporting the disabled is daunting for many towns (Governing)
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