Today’s Headlines
Grover Norquist Gives His Blessing to a Carbon Tax — With Conditions (National Journal) … He’s Not Alone: A Growing Chorus Says Now Is the Time For a Carbon Tax (Bacon’s Rebellion) Inhofe Not Returning to Leadership Role on EPW Committee (Trans. Issues Daily) Can We Talk About a Gas Tax Increase Yet? (National Journal) … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:45 AM EST on November 13, 2012
- Grover Norquist Gives His Blessing to a Carbon Tax — With Conditions (National Journal)
- … He’s Not Alone: A Growing Chorus Says Now Is the Time For a Carbon Tax (Bacon’s Rebellion)
- Inhofe Not Returning to Leadership Role on EPW Committee (Trans. Issues Daily)
- Can We Talk About a Gas Tax Increase Yet? (National Journal)
- Honey, I’ll Drive: More Women Than Men Have Licenses (AP)
- Could the U.S. Achieve Dutch Mode-Share Rates If We Had More Bicycle Infrastructure? (IHT)
- Alameda Transit Vote Still Just a Wee Bit Short of Victory (Mercury)
- Matt Yglesias: Lifting Height Limits Would Bring a Windfall to DC (Slate)
- New Services Facilitate Public Transportation For Travelers (USA Today)
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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