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.

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

September 9, 2015

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

May 21, 2015 - The Senate is preparing to vote on a two-month Highway Trust Fund extension.

Airports, Amtrak, Appropriations, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Homeland security, Maritime, Ports

Senate Appropriations Hands Out FY 2016 Spending Allocations

September 9, 2015

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...

Air Traffic Control, Airlines, Aviation Safety, Federal Funding, Federal Governance

Senate Hearing Examines ATC Reform

September 9, 2015

May 21, 2015 - The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held the last in a series of five...

Bridges, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Fuel tax, Highway Trust Fund, Public transit, Streets

The Perils of Flat Funding

September 1, 2015

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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