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Transportation Tax Fails in Atlanta, Much of Georgia
Metro Atlanta voters soundly rejected a $7.2 billion plan that supporters said was needed to “untie” the region’s gridlocked transportation system and attract a wealth of young talent. Voters in most other Georgia districts followed suit. more
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Georgia Ponders Spending Billions on Roads and Rails
Voters will decide July 31 whether to pay more sales taxes to pay for dozens of road and rail improvements aimed at reducing congestion. more
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California May Tap Cap-and-Trade to Fund High-Speed Rail
Cap-and-trade revenue could help California finance ambitious rail plans. more
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Subway Riders Could Pay for New York Tax Breaks
TRANSPORTATION BEAT: A deal being crafted in Albany to revamp the state's tax code could end up costing subway riders in New York City.more -
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Massive Train Bottleneck Leads to a Rare Form of Cooperation
Railroads, shippers and governments disagree all the time about transportation issues. But they are united on one point: Something has to be done about costly delays in getting trains through Chicago. more
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High-Speed Rail Money Vanishes in Budget Deal
TODAY'S TAKE: The budget deal announced by congressional leaders late last week dramatically cuts funding for high-speed rail, a reflection of the Obama administration initiative's unpopularity among Republicans. more
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Arkansas Asks Voters for Highway Money
TRANSPORTATION BEAT: Arkansas voters will get a chance to decide whether better roads are worth a tax increase ... Florida's decision to give back federal high-speed rail money has other states scrambling for the funds … Officials in the Northwest and Midwest explore public-private partnerships for new projects, and other transportation news. more
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Kasich Shows No Desire for Cincinnati Streetcar
First, the Ohio governor rejected taking federal money to pay for high-speed rail. Now, John Kasich's latest target is a streetcar proposed for Cincinnati, which local officials say is key to economic growth. more
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Georgia Has Infrastructure Money in the Bank
TRANSPORTATION BEAT: Georgia's transportation fund has made only one loan in three years … Ohio moves again to shift money from mass transit … Washington State debates how much money to give ferries and other transportation news. more
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Scott Rebuffs Efforts to Revive Florida Rail
TRANSPORTATION BEAT: Florida Governor Rick Scott nixes another idea for building high-speed rail … A new report criticizes the way states spend their transportation money… An Alaska lawmaker makes a stand against airport pat-downs, and other transportation news. more
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Education, Infrastructure Win in Obama Budget
TODAY'S TAKE: President Obama's budget for the next fiscal year seeks to curb domestic spending and address the skyrocketing federal deficit, but still includes major increases for some areas important to states. more
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Feds' Transportation Dollars Will Be Tight
For the third straight year, Congress will try to write a multi-year bill providing money for surface transportation. But even if it finally passes, it most likely will not go very far toward solving state needs for maintenance and new construction. more
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High-Speed Rail Faces High-Speed Demise in Midwest
TODAY'S TAKE: Republicans who won the governorships of Ohio and Wisconsin last week are leaving no doubt that they intend to kill high-speed rail projects that have already been pledged billions in federal stimulus dollars.more -
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Christie Doubles Down on Budget Cuts
TODAY'S TAKE: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's decision Thursday (Oct. 7) to discontinue the largest public-transit project in the nation - a commuter rail tunnel to Manhattan that he believes the state cannot afford - is sparking a broad range of reaction. But one thing is clear: the decision is keeping the high-profile, first-year governor in the spotlight.more -
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Republicans Fight Wisconsin High-Speed Rail
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin has long been seen as a model state for construction of a regional rapid rail system in the Midwest. The Obama administration has favored the idea with generous subsidies. But two of the three major contenders for Wisconsin's governorship don't want any part of it. more
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The Not-So-Fast Track for High-Speed Rail
The last time intercity passenger trains served Madison, Wisconsin's capital city, students at the University of Wisconsin campus there were protesting the Vietnam War. The trains stopped running when Amtrak took over passenger service around the country in 1971. But last month, the federal government announced it would give the state $810 million in stimulus money to return passenger trains to Wisconsin's second-biggest city for the first time in more than four decades.The $8 billion in federal stimulus money billed as "high-speed rail" funding that will pay for the Wisconsin improvements is going to 31 states to improve service on trains of all speeds. But as even the straightforward case of Wisconsin shows, the path for states to actually build high-speed rail promises to be long, costly and, in some cases, politically contentious.more -
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High-Speed Rail Funds En Route
TODAY'S TAKE: A day after delivering his first State of the Union address, President Obama heads to Florida to showcase $8 billion in federal funds for high-speed rail projects in the Sunshine State and 30 others. more
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Midwest Vies For Stimulus Aid For Fast Rail
The race is on for states that want to build high-speed rail routes to whisk passengers hundreds of miles from city to city without the hassle of flying. Midwestern states hope federal stimulus funds will help them build a 3,000-mile network for trains that can reach up to 110 mph.more -
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Tracking the Recession: USDA Hands Out Stimulus money for Flood projects
Eleven states receive funds that federal officials say will rebuild dams and strengthen rural economies.more -
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Stimulus Could Hurt Transportation Bill
If the planned economic recovery package is approved, officials worry Congress will lose interest in spending billions of dollars on a new multiyear highway and transit program.more