ISSUE / Week of March 9, 2015
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Appropriations,Federal BudgetSeptember 09,2015 |CBO Says HTF Spending More Slowly; Size of Next Bailout Shrinks
March 11, 2015 The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its updated baseline projections for federal spending and revenue earlier this week. CBO had issued a preliminary baseline in... -
Federal Budget,Federal GovernanceSeptember 09,2015 |
Congressional Estimating Body Says White House Tax Plan Not Enough To Pay For GROW AMERICA
March 11, 2015 The tax estimating body used by Congress has determined that the President’s proposed funding offset for the GROW AMERICA surface transportation reauthorization bill falls $21...
Aircraft,Airports,Aviation,Federal Budget,Federal Funding,Federal Governance,Fuel tax,Governance,Highway Trust Fund,Highways,Maritime,Ports
Treasury Releases 5-Year Projections For Other Trust Funds
September 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisMarch 11, 2015 The President’s budget, released last month, gave long-term cash flow forecasts for the largest federal trust fund accounts, like Social Security and Medicare, as well as the...
Amtrak,Commuter Rail,Federal Governance,Freight rail,Governance,Rail,Railroads
Supreme Court Rules Amtrak Is A Governmental, Not Private, Entity
September 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisMarch 11, 2015 On Monday, for the second time in two weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in a railroad case. In U.S. DOT vs. Association of American Railroads, the Court held that...
Aviation Safety,Federal Governance,Governance,Homeland security,Public transit
Odds and Ends – Week of March 9, 2015
September 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisThe GAO has issued a new report entitled Auto Safety: Status of NHTSA’s Redesign of Its Crashworthiness Data System. It can be read at https://goo.gl/jLpyff The GAO has issued a new report...