Today’s Headlines

Senator Susan Collins Pushes Back Against U.S. DOT Trucker Safety Move (LandLine)
Supreme Court Appears to Agree Amtrak Didn’t Overstep Authority in Regulating Freight (E&E, CQ)
House Transpo Appropriations Chair Tom Latham Retiring (The Hill)
Bike Messenger Profession Gets New Life With Amazon Prime Now (TechSpot)
Settling Soil Halts Attempt to Get Road Tunnel Borer Back Up and Running in Seattle (AP)
Georgia Gets Serious About Transpo Funding Solutions (Athens Banner-Herald)
New North Carolina Transpo Plans Includes Road Widenings, Light Rail (News & Observer)
Michigan, Iowa Governors Consider Changes to Gas Tax (MiNews26, WHOTV13)
Rep. Jeff Denham Tries Again to Block Federal Funding for California HSR (Record)
Transit Operators Face Pressure to Go to Work Tired — And 3/4 Fall Asleep on the Job (Labor Notes)
Are Buses the Perfect Electric Vehicle? (Co.Exist)
Cars Kill 7 Times More Animals Than the Fur Industry (Modern Farmer)

anon

Interesting to see Staten Island drivers complain about other’s handouts.
Ian Turner

NPR on the gas tax:
http://www.npr.org/2014/12/08/369373660/gop-leaders-gas-tax-hike-could-fuel-fixes-to-bad-roads-and-bridges
Ian Turner

And now Bloomberg:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-10/highway-funds-so-low-in-states-that-even-republicans-seek-taxes.html

“Republican Governor Chris Christie, who had opposed raising the gasoline tax, put a Democrat in charge of transportation spending and now says he’s open to all options.”