Week of December 11, 2017

Aircraft, Bicycle, Buses, Federal Governance, Public transit,...

Dec 16, 2017 | Jeff Davis

Final Tax Bill Preserves PABs, Kills Transportation Fringe Benefit Deduction for Employers

December 15, 2017 - At 5:30 p.m. today, Congressional negotiators filed the final "conference report" version of the tax bill (H.R. 1) in the House of Representatives. The House could vote on the measure as...

Appropriations, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance

Dec 16, 2017 | Jeff Davis

CR to January 19 Filed, but Appropriations Endgame Still Unclear

January 15, 2017 - This week, the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee introduced legislation (H. J. Res. 124) that would appropriate $663 billion for the Defense Department for fiscal year 2018 and would fund...

Bridges, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund, Highways, Interstate Highway System, Traffic Safety

How Has Federal Bridge Policy Changed Since the I-35W Collapse?

December 16, 2017

Dec 16, 2017 | Jeff Davis

January 15, 2017 - Today was the 50th anniversary of the deadliest highway bridge disaster in U.S. history - the...

Federal Governance, Highways

Trombino Withdraws as FHWA Nominee

December 16, 2017

Dec 16, 2017 | Jeff Davis

December 14, 2017 - Paul Trombino, President Trump's widely hailed pick to run the Federal Highway Administration, withdrew his name...

Air Traffic Control, Federal Governance, Governance reform

Like a Tweet, Go Directly to Jail? GAO Finds USDOT Social Media Violated Federal Law

December 15, 2017

Dec 15, 2017 | Jeff Davis

December 15, 2017 - Whatever low-level U.S. Department of Transportation employee manages their social media accounts was undoubtedly shocked earlier...

Bridges, Equity, Federal Governance, Highways, Interstate Highway System, Public transit, Streets

Timeline of Key Moments in Federal Bridge Policy

December 14, 2017

Dec 14, 2017 | Jeff Davis

Timeline of Key Moments in Federal Bridge Policy

Appropriations, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Freight rail, Trucking

Capitol Hill Events - Week of December 18, 2017

December 15, 2017

Dec 15, 2017 | Jeff Davis

Monday, December 18 - House Rules - full committee hearing on H.R. 3312, systemic risk designation improvement, and H.R. 1,...

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