Today’s Headlines
Biden’s Debt Ceiling Gang Nearing a Deal on $1 Trillion in Cuts, Cantor Says (Politico) Ryan Budget Fails in Senate — But Still Fared Far Better Than Obama’s Budget (The Hill) Top T&I Dem Says Gas Tax Increase, Indexing Should Be On the Table (The Hill) LA Mayor Villaraigosa: America Fast Forward in Senate Bill … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:33 AM EDT on May 26, 2011
- Biden’s Debt Ceiling Gang Nearing a Deal on $1 Trillion in Cuts, Cantor Says (Politico)
- Ryan Budget Fails in Senate — But Still Fared Far Better Than Obama’s Budget (The Hill)
- Top T&I Dem Says Gas Tax Increase, Indexing Should Be On the Table (The Hill)
- LA Mayor Villaraigosa: America Fast Forward in Senate Bill Will Create Jobs, Fund LA Projects (HuffPo)
- Absence of Earmarks, Delays on Transpo Bill Draw Lobbyists to State Decision-Makers (Roll Call)
- Feds Won’t Budge on California High-Speed Rail Plans (AP)
- If Poor People Live in Suburbs, Job Sprawl is Good For Them, Right? Wrong. (TNR)
- Report on Florida’s Stimulus Spending Finds Limitations of “Shovel-Ready” Mandate (PR Newswire)
- Aging U.S. Population Needs Better Road Crossings, Longer Signals, Complete Streets (NPR)
- Vancouver, BC Suburb Rallies to Stop Highway Extension (Straight.com)
Tanya became Streetsblog's Capitol Hill editor in September 2010 after covering Congress for Pacifica Radios Washington bureau and for public radio stations around the country. She lives car-free in a transit-oriented and bike-friendly neighborhood of Washington, DC.
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