National Issues
Yarmuth Proposes to Subsidize Car Ownership with Tax Funds
Really, Rep. Yarmuth? This sounds like the most hair-brained idea we've heard in quite a while and we frankly had higher expectations of our...
Senator Jim Bunning Shuts Down U.S. Department of Transportation
You have probably already heard about Senator Jim Bunning's (R-KY) showdown over extending jobless benefits (See WFPL, C-J, Fat Lip, Page One, Fox 41,...
Video: Obama’s High Speed Rail Announcement
This is President Obama's speech announcing his plans for American High Speed Rail (HSR) from April 2009. Will we see progress on rail in...
John Norquist on the Stimulus Bill
Back in December at the 8664.org Annual Public Forum, we had a chance to talk with distinguished guest John Norquist, former Mayor of Milwaukee...
Louisville On Proposed High-Speed Rail Corridor
Transport Politic blog has put together a proposal for a National High Speed Rail (HSR) network no less ambitious than the Interstate highway system....
Meet Your New Secretary Of Transportation: Ray LaHood
It's been a while since this was announced, so we decided to round up the talk across the internet about the incoming Secretary of...
Evolution of a Political Poster
Sometime in May a Barack Obama poster appeared on one of the boarded up windows of the old Vermont American plant on East Main...