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House majority leader says his chamber isn’t ready to sign off on the Senate jobs bill as is (Politico) Meanwhile, manufacturers’ lobby is “disappointed with” the Senate plan, saying a 10-month rescue of the highway trust fund is only viable “if this leads to a permanent six-year bill” (NAM Press) Stimulus analysts at Onvia, the … Continued

By Elana Schor

7:53 AM EST on February 24, 2010

House majority leader says his chamber isn’t ready to sign off on the Senate jobs bill as is (Politico)
Meanwhile, manufacturers’ lobby is “disappointed with” the Senate plan, saying a 10-month rescue of the highway trust fund is only viable “if this leads to a permanent six-year bill” (NAM Press)
Stimulus analysts at Onvia, the architects of Recovery.org, predict that 2010 will bring a “huge wave” of new infrastructure contracts (Onvia Press)
Cities are shortening yellow traffic-light times to try to reap more money from violators — but at what cost to safety? (AlterNet)
It’s not just losers in the race for TIGER grants who have complaints: North Carolina’s governor told the feds her state got shafted by a $10 million award for bridge replacement (Observer)
Microsoft opposes the transit-rich alternative proposal floated by new Seattle Mayor McGinn to replace the area’s congested 520 bridge (TechFlash)
Taxpayer-subsidized parking marches on in the D.C. area … (Yglesias)
… and at least one conservative isn’t pleased (Cato @ Liberty)

Elana Schor

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