Federal, State Governments Need to Reprioritize Transportation Funding, Report Finds

By Anitra Wolf | October 8, 2014

Transportation departments nationwide must consider driving trends when investing in major projects, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group education fund recommended in a report identifying nearly a dozen instances of what it claims to be wasteful spending. Released this week, “Highway Boondoggles: Wasted Money and America’s Transportation Future” highlights 11 proposed projects the group claims…

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Obama to Propose 4-Year Transportation Budget, Touts TIGER Grants

By Anitra Wolf | February 27, 2014

President Obama told a St. Paul, Minn., audience he will send a four-year transportation budget to Congress in March to help rebuild the nation’s infrastructure, a plan he said would provide jobs now and economic growth later. Speaking at Union Depot in the state’s capital Feb. 26, Obama said the passenger rail hub is an…

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