- President Obama Re-elected to Second Term (WaPo)
- Environmentalists Hope For More Action on Climate Change This Time Around (SF Chronicle)
- An Eight-Step Plan For America's Cities in the Next Four Years (Atlantic Cities)
- John Mica Re-elected (WKMG Local 6)
- Pro-Rail Candidate Comes From Behind to Be Elected Mayor of Honolulu (Star Advertiser)
- LA's Measure J Narrowly Fails to Extend Sales Tax For Transit to 2069 (LA Streetsblog, LAT)
- Rejection of Light Rail Tax Could Spell Trouble for Columbia River Crossing (WW, Columbian)
- Houston Votes to Keep on Allowing Transit Taxes to Be Diverted to Roads (Chronicle)
- Chapel Hill Area Easily Approves Tax to Fund Light Rail, Without Help From Rural Areas (Chapelboro)
- Virginia Beach Votes for Light Rail (Virginian-Pilot)
- Memphis Initiative to Fund Transit With Half-Cent Gas Tax Hike Fails At the Polls (Commercial Appeal)
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