Today’s Headlines
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By
Elana Schor
7:48 AM EDT on September 25, 2009
- Oberstar questions whether most people would notice a small gas tax increase; “They will notice, however, when their roads fall apart” — but he hasn’t ruled out DeFazio’s oil-speculators tax, either (Timberjay)
- From the Dept. of Strange Bedfellows: Detroit automakers help defeat a proposed amendment that would have prevented the EPA from acting on climate change this year (TNR)
- Minneapolis’ home county prepares a broad transit-centric remaking of the city’s west side (Fin&Comm)
- Read the U.S. DOT’s recent safety warning letter to transit agencies (FTA Press)
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