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Congressional Leadership & Committee Elections Begin

November 21, 2014

November 21, 2014 | Jeff Davis

November 20, 2014 - Members-elect of the upcoming 114th Congress have begun electing party leaders and selecting committee leaders. All...

The Highway Trust Fund Under TEA21, SAFETEA-LU and MAP-21

November 20, 2014

November 20, 2014 | Jeff Davis

November 20, 2014 - The following chart shows Highway Trust Fund annual new spending obligation authority granted by Congress (obligation...

President Nominates NHTSA, STB Heads

November 20, 2014

November 20, 2014 | Jeff Davis

November 20, 2014 - As the USDOT nomination backlog at the White House builds, President Obama in recent days has...

Backlash Against President's Immigration Actions Threatens to Blow Up FY15 Omnibus

November 20, 2014

November 20, 2014 | Jeff Davis

November 20, 2014 - The unilateral immigration regularization actions to be announced by President Obama tonight are making it more...

Lame-Duck Agenda Expected To Be Limited

November 11, 2014

November 11, 2014 | Jeff Davis

November 10, 2014 - Congress returns this week for a post-election “lame duck” session of Congress in which party leaders...

Election Results Will Lead To Major Shakeups On Capitol Hill

November 11, 2014

November 11, 2014 | Jeff Davis

November 10, 2014 - Analyzes the effects that last weeks election results will have on public policy in the upcoming...

GAO Report Breaks Down FHWA Spending By Improvement Type

November 10, 2014

November 10, 2014 | Jeff Davis

November 10, 2014 - Data underlying a recent GAO study reveals that in FY 2013, of the $41 billion in...

Tax Reform/Transportation Connection Mentioned Again

November 10, 2014

November 10, 2014 | Jeff Davis

November 10, 2014 - President Obama, Speaker Boehner, and Majority Leader McConnell have recently made public statements in favor of...

Szabo Departure Adds To Vacancy List At DOT Modes

November 10, 2014

November 10, 2014 | Jeff Davis

November 10, 2014 - Federal Railroad Administrator Joe Szabo announced last week that he will be leaving FRA at the...

Republican Strength in the U.S. House, 1913-2015

November 10, 2014

November 10, 2014 | Jeff Davis

November 10, 2014 - Chart shows the Republican share of seats held in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1913...

Senate R’s To Vote On HTF Scoring Rule

November 10, 2014

November 10, 2014 | Jeff Davis

November 10, 2014 - As part of their organizational conference later this week, Senate Republicans who will serve in the...

RAISE USER FEES: The Road to Good Highway Policy

October 25, 2014

October 25, 2014 | Carter Templeton

BY TOM McNAMARA Transportation Consultant, and former UDOT policy staff, OST Good highway policy is difficult to achieve. Nonetheless, it...