Today's Headlines
Today’s Headlines
By Katie Pearce
- Chicago Tribune Talks With LaHood Days Before Retirement (With More Excerpts Here)
- And With Detroit News, LaHood Backs Miles-Traveled Tax
- Foxx Watch: Confirmation Coming Soon (The Hill)
- With Ed Markey, Senate Gets a Climate Hawk (Grist)
- Amtrak Sees Senate's Funding Proposal as "Workable" (The Hill)
- In Connecticut, Gov. Malloy Shoots Down GOP Attempt to Stop Gas Tax Hike (WTNH)
- How Should Amsterdam Deal with Having More Bikes Than People? (Smart Planet, Treehugger)
- Massachusetts Activists Want Their State to be the First on Carbon Tax (Grist)
- Bike Portland's Happy About Oregon's New Policy Adviser
- San Jose Pulls Out the Green Paint for Bike Lanes Today (Cyclelicious)
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