Today’s Headlines
What Was at Stake in the Midterms? (Transpo Nation, Transport Politic, Grist, The Hill) In Upset, House Transportation Chair Jim Oberstar Ousted (UPI) Scott Walker, No Fan of Rail, Victorious in Wisconsin (AP) Rick Perry Wins; Will Emphasize Highway Construction in Texas (NYT, DMN) In Maryland, a Win for the Purple Line: O’Malley Holds Off Ehrlich (WaPo) … Continued
By
Adam Voiland
8:50 AM EDT on November 3, 2010
- What Was at Stake in the Midterms? (Transpo Nation, Transport Politic, Grist, The Hill)
- In Upset, House Transportation Chair Jim Oberstar Ousted (UPI)
- Scott Walker, No Fan of Rail, Victorious in Wisconsin (AP)
- Rick Perry Wins; Will Emphasize Highway Construction in Texas (NYT, DMN)
- In Maryland, a Win for the Purple Line: O’Malley Holds Off Ehrlich (WaPo)
- Bike-Phobic Maes Gets Trounced in Colorado Gubernatorial Race (Denver Post)
- Transit Friendly Dem Apparently Defeated in Florida Gubernatorial Race (Reuters)
- Republican Nathan Deal Wins Georgia Gubernatorial Race (NYT)
- Barbara Boxer Hangs on to Seat in California Senate Race (Mercury News)
- Bill Haslam: Next Governor of Tennessee (UPI)
- Oregon’s Blumenauer, Wyden Cruise to Victories (PBJ)
- Tampa Rejects Sales Tax Increase for Light Rail, Pedestrian, and Bike Infrastructure (TBO, ABC)
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