ISSUE / Week of November 5, 2018
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Ballot Measures,Federal GovernanceNovember 09,2018 |Update: Voters Approved $33.35 Billion for Transportation on Election Day
Updated December 10, 2018 Voters approved over $33 billion for transportation on Election Day and over $40 billion for transportation in total for 2018. A few important caveats: the analysis on... -
Federal Governance,GovernanceNovember 09,2018 |
Democrats Take Control of House; Republicans Likely to Gain 2-3 Seats in Senate
November 9, 2018 Democrats will have a majority in the House of Representatives next year in the 116th Congress, with a majority that could be almost as large as the one held by Republicans in the...
Contests Now Underway for Committee Leadership Positions
November 09, 2018 | Jeff DavisNovember 9, 2018 The election results, along with retirements from Congress, have teed up another biennial edition of Musical Chairs for Adults, a.k.a. the reallocation of chairman and ranking...
Voters Pass Six of 10 Biggest Transportation Ballot Measures
November 08, 2018 | Alexander LaskaUpdated December 3, 2018 With San Mateo County's Measure W squeaking by with a win, voters have now approved six of the 10 largest transportation ballot measures by dollar amount this Election...
Colorado Rejects Two Transportation Ballot Measures, Elects Jared Polis as Governor
November 09, 2018 | Brianne EbyNovember 8, 2018 On Tuesday’s ballot, Colorado voters faced two opposing statewide transportation measures. Both failed by roughly the same margin in this latest attempt to deal with funding...
Uber Releases VSSA Including Need for “Tractable, Credible” Safety Metrics
November 09, 2018 | Alice GrossmanNovember 8. 2018 Uber has released its Voluntary Safety Self-Assessment (VSSA). The United States DOT introduced VSSAs in their federal automated vehicle policy 2.0, A Vision for Safety, and in...
What Do the Elections Mean for Committee Ratios?
November 09, 2018 | Jeff DavisNovember 9, 2018 This week's election results mean that the number of seats on Congressional committees will have to be renegotiated for the new Congress that takes office on January 3 –...