Today’s Headlines
Big business interests roll out new campaigns in favor of congressional action on climate change (Politico) LaHood’s message to Florida: Get serious about funding commuter rail, or forget about having a slice of the Obama administration’s high-speed rail pie (Sentinel) Federal Transit Administration is hard at work on a new proposal that would set minimum … Continued
By
Elana Schor
7:48 AM EDT on October 6, 2009
- Big business interests roll out new campaigns in favor of congressional action on climate change (Politico)
- LaHood’s message to Florida: Get serious about funding commuter rail, or forget about having a slice of the Obama administration’s high-speed rail pie (Sentinel)
- Federal Transit Administration is hard at work on a new proposal that would set minimum safety standards for state-level rail systems (WTOP)
- New Jersey Transit continues to push for federal legislation helping local agencies avoid getting slammed by Wall Street tax shelter deals (NJbiz.com)
- President Obama signs an executive order implementing energy-saving sustainability initiatives at federal agencies (WH Press)
- Building America’s Future picks a new president (Infrastructure Inv.)
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