Today’s Headlines
- Omnibus Appropriations Bill Reportedly Has $2.1B for New Starts and $600M for TIGER (The Hill)
- Will Shuster's Tea Party Challenger Push Him to the Right on Transportation? (HuffPo)
- Fox News Challenges Ray LaHood on Gas Tax Hike Proposal (Newsmax)
- What the Transit Tax Benefit Reduction Actually Costs DC Commuters (WaPo)
- Virginia's New Tax on Hybrids and Electrics Brought in $2.5M in First Five Months (NBC-12)
- Anti-Rail Florida Gov. Rick Scott Announces Billions in Road Spending (Miami Herald)
- SC Gov. Haley: More Money for Roads Without Raising Taxes (WSAV)
- Las Vegas "Project Neon" Road Widening Will "Improve Safety" (Sun)
- DC's Streetcar May Be as Slow as Its Release (City Paper)
- Colorado Snags $400,ooo Federal Grant to Educate About Hazards of Stoned Driving (AP)
- "Ride the Bus and Create": A Work of Art for Each of Orlando's 71 Bus Lines (Sentinel)
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