Indiana Plans New Tolls, Tax (Bond Buyer)
$10B of Projects for Indianapolis Area
CHICAGO — A central Indiana task force yesterday unveiled a nearly $10 billion regional transportation plan that recommends imposing a local sales tax and building express toll lanes to help keep Indianapolis competitive in the Midwest.
The group proposes creating a bond-issuing authority to oversee […]
US Senate lawmakers unveil long-awaited jobs bill (Reuters)
Thu, Feb 11 2010
* Rare bipartisan support, but scope limited
* Action delayed by snowstorm, partisanship
* Business tax breaks, construction funds (New throughout with Obama, Reid)
By Andy Sullivan and Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. senators unveiled a limited jobs-creation bill on Thursday that relies on business […]
Jobs Bill Likely to Be Delayed in Senate (Wall Street Journal)
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday balked at Democratic efforts to push an economic stimulus measure through the chamber by the end of the week, making it likely that the Senate will wait at least until the week of Feb. 22 to vote on the roughly […]
Senate Set to Extend SAFETEA-LU (Journal of Commerce)
Second bill to transfer $20 billion to Highway Trust Fund
Senators are expected within the next two weeks to introduce legislation to sustain surface transportation spending, John Horsley, executive director of the American Association of State Highways and Transportation Officials, said Tuesday.
Senators Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and James Inhofe, […]
Jim Humphrey with the City of Charlotte attended the February NC Board of Transportation Meeting and summarized the higlights below:
Certain portions of the meeting were spent educating new members. Highlights include:
NCDOT Project Delivery Process and Interagency Leadership Team- Debbie Barbour (NCDOT) and John Sullivan (FHWA) presented info to Planning and Environment […]
Program Evaluation Division report to be basis for ABC change debate (Wilmington Star News)
State leaders plan to use a year-old evaluation report as the starting point for discussions on reforming the N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control system.
The December 2008 report from the legislature’s Program Evaluation Division recommends a number of reforms for the alcohol system – […]
Privatization of state’s ABC system is risky business (Wilmington Star News)
Could a one-time windfall of up to $700 million be attractive enough to win state leaders over to privatizing North Carolina’s liquor industry?
That money could fund government projects, such as transportation needs, or supplement other aspects of the state’s budget. It would require, however, a […]
Slow economic recovery predicted
DURHAM — North Carolina’s economy, like the country’s, appears to have bottomed out and is poised for what’s likely to be a slow recovery from the recession, an N.C. State University economist said Wednesday.
Employment should starting picking up soon, but the state “will be lucky” to add 40,000 jobs in 2010, economics […]
Sen. Larry Shaw Becomes 7th Dem to Not Seek Re-Election for N.C. Senate (Associated Press)
Sen. Larry Shaw, a Democrat from Cumberland County, who also served a term in the House, brings to seven the number of Senate Democrats since last fall who have resigned or said they won’t run for re-election.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Another veteran […]
Lanny Wilson’s seat on transportation board filled by Jacksonville car dealer (Wilmington Star News)
Could Lanny Wilson’s fall from grace drag down the area’s transportation infrastructure too?
The N.C. Department of Transportation announced on Thursday that Mike Alford of Jacksonville was sliding over from his at-large seat on the state Board of Transportation to fill Wilson’s old […]
