Today’s Headlines
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)
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