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Week of May 23, 2016

Appropriations, Aviation, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal...
May 26, 2016 | Jeff Davis

FY17 USDOT Budget Moves to House Floor; House Drops "THUD" Portion of Senate Appropriations Package

May 26, 2016 - The House Appropriations Committee on May 24 approved a bill funding the U.S. Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2017 by a voice vote. But earlier today, the House voted to...

Appropriations, Federal Funding, Federal Governance
May 26, 2016 | Jeff Davis

House Defeats Spending Bill Carrying FY17 Corps of Engineers Funding

May 26, 2016 - Earlier today, the House of Representatives defeated the fiscal 2017 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill (H.R. 5005). The bill failed of final passage by a wide margin – 112 yeas...

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Environment, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Maritime, Ports

House T&I Approves Water Resources Bill by Voice Vote

May 26, 2016 | Jeff Davis
May 26, 2016 - The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on May 25 approved a bill authorizing more than $5...
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Airlines, Airports, Aviation Safety, Federal Governance, Homeland security

House Homeland Panel Holds Hearing on Long TSA Lines

May 26, 2016 | Rui Neiva
On May 25 House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing, “Long Lines, Short Patience: the TSA Airport Screening Experience”, on...
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Accessibility, Automated Vehicles, Land use, Local governance, Regional governance, State Governance, TNCs, Traffic Safety, Transit Workforce, Trucking Workforce

How Local Governments Should Plan for Driverless Cars

May 26, 2016 | Lauren Isaac
The potential impact of autonomous vehicles on society is vast, with both positive and negative implications. Generally, public safety is...
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Appropriations, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund

Could Budget Process Reform Address Transportation Programs?

May 26, 2016 | Jeff Davis
May 26, 2016 - Could efforts to reform the budget process also bring more discipline to transportation trust fund programs?

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