Today’s Headlines
Note to conservatives: You should be fans of passenger rail! (Am. Thinker) Florida Gov. Charlie Crist’s transportation record becomes fodder for his foes (Politico) Are federal stimulus dollars working for minority contractors in Illinois? (CPR) D.C.’s real-time government data-sharing wins a Harvard award … (WaPo) … but does Harvard know about the city’s grim record … Continued
By
Elana Schor
7:48 AM EDT on September 15, 2009
- Note to conservatives: You should be fans of passenger rail! (Am. Thinker)
- Florida Gov. Charlie Crist’s transportation record becomes fodder for his foes (Politico)
- Are federal stimulus dollars working for minority contractors in Illinois? (CPR)
- D.C.’s real-time government data-sharing wins a Harvard award … (WaPo)
- … but does Harvard know about the city’s grim record on transit data-sharing? (EFF)
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