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8:35 AM EDT on April 2, 2012

    • Congress Really Has to Pass a Bill Before July, But It Probably Won't (The Hill, Transpo Issues Daily)
    • Even In Defeat, Tax Breaks For Big Oil Is a Winning Campaign Issue For Obama (News Herald)
    • Transit Agencies Strategize to Deal With High Gas Prices; AAA Suggests Biking or Walking (Kitsap Sun)
    • Pay a Lot For Gas, Vote For Obama (SJ Mercury)
    • Occupy Transit, This Wednesday (ATU)
    • Connecticut Moves to Cap Gas Tax (NECN) While It Studies Congestion Pricing (Patch)
    • CA HSR Downgrades Its Vision, Downsizes Its Price Tag (LAT)
    • Financing, Labor Could Pose Problems For Florida's Promising Private Rail Project (IBTimes)
    • Public-Private Partnerships: The Plusses and Minuses (WaPo)
    • Policy Wonk, Chamber Prez Debate Infrustructure Investment Pros and Cons (Duluth News Tribune)
    • April Fools Day Makes It Hard to Put Together a Serious Headline Stack (GGW (x2), WashCycle)
Tanya Snyder
Tanya became Streetsblog's Capitol Hill editor in September 2010 after covering Congress for Pacifica Radio’s 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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