Today’s Headlines
Unlike Trump, Mitch McConnell Says Infrastructure Spending Not a Priority (Washington Monthly) Energy Department Says It Won’t Report Employees Who Worked on Climate Change (WaPo) Trump’s Energy Department Pick Is Climate Denier Rick Perry (Inside Climate News) Commuters Will Be Able to Pay for Uberpool With Pre-Tax Benefits in a Few Cities (Bloomberg) Census Data Supports the Idea … Continued
11:54 AM EST on December 14, 2016
- Unlike Trump, Mitch McConnell Says Infrastructure Spending Not a Priority (Washington Monthly)
- Energy Department Says It Won’t Report Employees Who Worked on Climate Change (WaPo)
- Trump’s Energy Department Pick Is Climate Denier Rick Perry (Inside Climate News)
- Commuters Will Be Able to Pay for Uberpool With Pre-Tax Benefits in a Few Cities (Bloomberg)
- Census Data Supports the Idea More Americans Are Living Without a Car (Medium)
- Federal Court Rules Against $900 Million Virginia Highway — Project No Longer Viable (Gaston Gazette)
- New Jersey to Add Bike and Pedestrian Safety Questions to Driver’s Test (NJ.com)
Angie is a Cleveland-based writer with a background in planning and newspaper reporting. She has been writing about cities for Streetsblog for six years.
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