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Week of May 18, 2015

Appropriations, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund
Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

32? 11? Confusion Over Number of Short-Term Extensions

May 21, 2015 - The Secretary of Transportation likes to repeat the factoid that there have been "32 short-term extensions" of transportation programs in the last six years, but that claim falls apart under close...

Air Traffic Control, Aviation, Aviation Safety, Federal...
Sep 9, 2015

ETW Issue Overview: Separating ATC Provision From Safety Regulation

May 21, 2015 - Issue backgrounder on separating the provision of air traffic control services from the regulation of aviation safety.

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Buses, Emissions, Environment, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund, Positive Train Control, Public transit, Railroads, Traffic Safety, Trucking

Senate Action on 2-Month Extension May Be Last Pre-Recess Business

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
May 21, 2015 - The Senate is preparing to vote on a two-month Highway Trust Fund extension.
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Airports, Amtrak, Appropriations, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Homeland security, Maritime, Ports

Senate Appropriations Hands Out FY 2016 Spending Allocations

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
May 21, 2015 - Earlier today, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted by a party-line vote to give its twelve subcommittees...
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Air Traffic Control, Airlines, Aviation Safety, Federal Funding, Federal Governance

Senate Hearing Examines ATC Reform

May 21, 2015 - The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held the last in a series of five...
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Bridges, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Fuel tax, Highway Trust Fund, Public transit, Streets

The Perils of Flat Funding

In the weeks leading up to the federal surface transportation vote on a short-term extension, a few members of Congress...

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