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The Private Cure for Crumbling Waterway Infrastructure
Privatization can help upgrade decaying locks and dams
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Congress Should Simplify Conformity Regulations for Regional Transportation Plans
Current rules create huge administrative burden without improving environment
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New Jersey Tries to Make Excuses for Expensive State Highways in Poor Condition
Taxpayers get traffic congestion, poor pavement conditions, deficient bridges and a big bill for state roads
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Eliminate Surface Transportation Funding for Non-federal Modes
Fund can no longer support diversions to transit, active transportation and weed removal
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Add Taxpayer Protections to FRA’s RRIF Loan Program
Federal Railroad Administration program ripe for abuse without needed protections
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GA House Transportation Plan a Step in Right Direction
Plan's reliance on users-pay/users-benefit gas tax principal provides great framework
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Require Metro Planning Agencies to Consider Congestion in Transportation Plans
Require Metropolitan Planning Organizations to Compare Future Congestion with Baseline Congestion in Long Range Transportation Plans
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Eliminate TIGER Program
Executive branch earmarking has focused on politics not policy
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Repealing Plastic Bag Bans Is Good for Shoppers and Likely the Environment Too
California ballot initiative creates opportunity for more debate on bag bans
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Poll: 72 Percent of Americans Are Concerned About Public Pension Costs, 82 Percent Say Government Employees Should Contribute More to Their Own Retirement
Americans are concerned about breaking promises to public workers but overwhelmingly support reforming pension benefits over raising taxes or reducing services
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How Privatization Could Improve Accountability at Scandal-Plagued Texas Hospital
Private sector has solid track record operating similar facilities
