Today’s Headlines
- California releases its detailed plans for statewide high-speed rail (SMC Times)
- Massachusetts governor fires back at Oberstar's critique of how fast/well the state is spending its stimulus money (Globe)
- Mysterious fires on transit buses attract attention in Atlanta (AJC)
- Louisiana Republican joins Democrats in urging Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) to reconsider his change-of-heart on high-speed rail -- here's the first chapter in the story (Nola.com)
- Lagging transportation construction helps drag down economic indicators in manufacturing (Bloomberg)
- European Commission to get behind a small, but perhaps groundbreaking, carbon tax (WSJ)
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