ISSUE / Week of October 26, 2020
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Ballot Measures,Local governanceOctober 30,2020 |Major Transit Expansions, Gig Worker Regulations, and Sidewalks: 10 Measures to Watch on Election Day
Millions of Americans have already cast their ballots in record breaking numbers in the run up to next Tuesday’s general election. In addition to the presidential contest and a slew of other... -
At the moment there is much speculation and uncertainty about what America’s major metropolitan regions will look like. As the nation finally emerges from its current public health crisis and the...
FY21,Public health
COVID Stimulus Talks Reach Ignominious End (Finally)
October 30, 2020 | Jeff DavisFor the last several weeks, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have continued to negotiate the parameters of another large COVID relief funding package, in the...
Federal Governance
Democrats Seen With Advantage As Election Day Looms
October 30, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe federal midterm elections are Tuesday, November 3, and Democrats appear to have early voting and overall enthusiasm advantages to go along with their unusually large fundraising advantage in this...
Amtrak
Amtrak at 50: The Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970
October 30, 2020 | Jeff DavisFifty years ago today, President Nixon signed into law the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-518), relieving the nation’s railroads of the requirement that they continue passenger...