Today’s Headlines
Happy Dump the Pump Day, Everybody! Reid: GOP Foot-Dragging on Transpo Bill Is a “Manufactured Crisis” (The Hill) Paul Ryan: No Way No How Are We Raising the Gas Tax (WaPo) A Bridge Collapse in La-La Land: Dems’ Nightmare Steels Their Resolve on 45-Day Bill Timeline (HuffPo) “Queen of the Hill” Rule Could Pave Way … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:52 AM EDT on June 18, 2015
- Happy Dump the Pump Day, Everybody!
- Reid: GOP Foot-Dragging on Transpo Bill Is a “Manufactured Crisis” (The Hill)
- Paul Ryan: No Way No How Are We Raising the Gas Tax (WaPo)
- A Bridge Collapse in La-La Land: Dems’ Nightmare Steels Their Resolve on 45-Day Bill Timeline (HuffPo)
- “Queen of the Hill” Rule Could Pave Way for Lesser-Evil Funding Solutions (Roll Call)
- Senators Propose New Agency Dedicated to Public-Private Partnerships (STL Public Radio)
- Road Closures Delay Delivery of Stanley Cup Trophy (The Hill)
- Freddie Gray’s Death Gives Baltimore Red Line New Life (Reuters)
- New Cost-Sharing Plan Has States Paying More for Amtrak NEC Service (Philly.com)
- Living in the Heart of DC Could Be Cheaper Than the Outer Suburbs (Mobility Lab)
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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