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Week of February 26, 2018

Air Traffic Control, Aviation Safety, Federal Governance
Mar 2, 2018 | Jeff Davis

Shuster Concedes Defeat on ATC Reform; Next Extension Due Soon

March 2, 2018 - Prospects for House consideration of legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) took an abrupt shift earlier this week when House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) announced on February...

Appropriations, Federal Funding, Federal Governance
Mar 2, 2018 | Jeff Davis

Appropriators Work to Finish FY18 Omnibus Bill

March 2, 2018 Staffers for the House and Senate Appropriations Committees were working furiously this week to iron out as many differences as possible between the twelve House-passed appropriations bills for fiscal 2018 and the...

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Amtrak, Appropriations, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Fuel tax, Railroads

Chao Defends Administration Infrastructure Plan Before Senate

Mar 2, 2018 | Jeff Davis
March 2, 2018 - Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao defended the Trump Administration's infrastructure initiative and fiscal 2019 budget request before...
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Aviation Safety, Federal Governance, Space, Unmanned Aerial Systems

House Aviation Hearing Looks at Drone Use

Mar 2, 2018 | Shannon Walsh
February 28, 2018 - On February 27, the House Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing to address the current status...
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Bicycle, Federal Governance, Highways, Interstate Highway System, Local governance, Pedestrian safety, State Governance, Streets, Traffic Safety

GHSA Releases Annual Report on Pedestrian Fatalities

Mar 2, 2018 | Alice Grossman
March 2, 2018 Over the last decade, pedestrian deaths have been increasing both in number and as a share of...
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Appropriations, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance

Members Named for Budget Process Reform Committee

Mar 2, 2018 | Jeff Davis
March 2, 2018 - This week, the last of the 16 members of the new Joint Select Committee on Budget...
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Emissions, Environment, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund, Highways, Homeland security, Maritime

Capitol Hill Events - Week of March 5, 2018

Mar 2, 2018 | Jeff Davis
Tuesday, March 6 - House Transportation and Infrastructure - full committee hearing on the Administration's infrastructure proposal (Transportation Sec. Chao...

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