- Next DOT Secretary Should Have Technical Expertise, Not Just Political Cred (Bloomberg)
- The Committee Bill Shuster Wants to Lead Is Very Different From the One His Father Left (Morning Call)
- Fox: Infrastructure Spending Is Just a "Pat on the Back" for Unions (Media Matters)
- CBO Struggles to Make Carbon Tax More Progressive (Forbes)
- Judge Rules California HSR Can Go Forward (AP)
- Nation's Longest Road Project Flounders For Lack of Money (Courier Press)
- Virginia State Senator Proposes Eliminating Fuel's Sales Tax Exemption (WaPo)
- Massachusetts, Wisconsin Also Considering Raising the Gas Tax (Globe, Journal-Sentinel)
- Oklahoma General Contractors Want a Solution to Electric Vehicles' Fuel Tax Evasion (Oklahoman)
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