Today’s Headlines
Senate Confident It Will Deal With Transpo Funding This Week (Roll Call) More Dems Get on Board With GOP Tax Reform Plan (The Hill) Lawmakers Suggest Using “Queen of the Hill” Rule in House (Bond Buyer) Amtrak Grapples With Leadership Turnover at Critical Time (Philly Inquirer) Charlotte, NC Launches Streetcar Tomorrow (WSOC) The $8B Plan to … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:03 AM EDT on July 13, 2015
- Senate Confident It Will Deal With Transpo Funding This Week (Roll Call)
- More Dems Get on Board With GOP Tax Reform Plan (The Hill)
- Lawmakers Suggest Using “Queen of the Hill” Rule in House (Bond Buyer)
- Amtrak Grapples With Leadership Turnover at Critical Time (Philly Inquirer)
- Charlotte, NC Launches Streetcar Tomorrow (WSOC)
- The $8B Plan to Transform Atlanta Through Commuter Rail (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
- Why Aren’t More Women Using NYC’s Bikeshare? (NY Mag)
- Miami Leaders Want to Speed Up Transpo Projects (Miami Herald)
- Metro-North Prez: Expect More Reliable Trains, But They Won’t Be Faster (Hartford Courant)
- What Do Nashvillians Want From Public Transit? (Nashville Biz Journal)
- Baltimore Activists Want Proof that Hogan Actually Studied the Red Line (Baltimore Biz Journal)
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