Today’s Headlines
Who Will Chair the House Energy and Commerce Committee? (The Hill) No Need to Worry About Climate Change, Says Illinois Rep. John Shimkus (Politico) Even Fox Wonders Why America Has Been Left So Far Behind on High-Speed Rail (Fox Business News) Truckers’ Take on Local Election Results: Little Appetite for Transportation Initiatives. Really? (Land Line) … Continued
By
Adam Voiland
8:55 AM EST on November 12, 2010
- Who Will Chair the House Energy and Commerce Committee? (The Hill)
- No Need to Worry About Climate Change, Says Illinois Rep. John Shimkus (Politico)
- Even Fox Wonders Why America Has Been Left So Far Behind on High-Speed Rail (Fox Business News)
- Truckers’ Take on Local Election Results: Little Appetite for Transportation Initiatives. Really? (Land Line)
- Milwaukee Aldermen Unite in Effort to Protect Wisconsin Rail From Gov. Walker (Business Journal)
- Read Tributes to Ousted Transportation Policy Heavyweight James Oberstar (National Journal)
- What’s the Best Way to Fund Transportation? (Transport Politic)
- Study: A Fifth of Bike Commuters Injured Each Year (BikePortland)
- Why Public Transportation Is a Social Justice Issue (Huff Post)
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