Issues & Modes / Governance
Buttigieg Impresses Senate Committee at Confirmation Hearing
Jan 22, 2021 | Jeff DavisPete Buttigieg, President Biden's nominee to serve as U.S. Secretary of Transportation, survived his confirmation hearing before a...
White House Issues Regulatory Freeze, Orders Analysis and Rollback of Trump Regulations
Jan 22, 2021 | Jeff DavisOn his first day in office, President Biden and his staff signed a series of orders intended to freeze, and where possible, roll back...
Trottenberg Leads Team of Biden Appointees to USDOT
Jan 21, 2021 | Jeff DavisAs one of its last acts, the Biden transition on January 18 announced that Polly Trottenberg will be President Biden's nominee to be...
Buttigieg Confirmation Hearing Set for January 21
Jan 15, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee has set a date for a confirmation hearing for South Bend, Indiana mayor (and...
Chao Resigns From DOT in Protest
Jan 08, 2021 | Jeff DavisTransportation Secretary Elaine Chao was the first Cabinet-level Trump official to resign in protest of President Trump's role in...
Party Control of Senate to Switch on Jan. 20
Jan 08, 2021 | Jeff DavisDemocrats will soon have control of the U.S. Senate by the slimmest possible margin, to go along with a razor-thin margin of control in...
Senate Confirms New DOT Inspector General, but Other Nominees Still Waiting
Dec 22, 2020 | Jeff DavisYesterday, the U.S. Senate confirmed President Trump's nominee to be Inspector General of the Department of Transportation by a...
A Preview of City and Agency Transportation Goals and Strategies in 2021
Dec 22, 2020 | Romic AevazMost discussion about the outlook of U.S. transportation policy is focused on the incoming Biden administration and federal priorities....
10 Transportation Priorities for the Biden Administration
Dec 22, 2020 | Paul LewisThis week’s announcement of Mayor Pete Buttigieg ends rampant speculation about who might fill that top spot. Buttigieg will bring...
Final FY21 Appropriations Bill Gives $88 Billion to USDOT
Dec 21, 2020 | Jeff DavisDivision L of the massive 5,600-page year-end funding bill is the regular Transportation-HUD appropriations bill for fiscal year 2021,...
New Census Data Shows State/Local Revenue Loss from COVID Uneven and Less than Anticipated
Dec 21, 2020 | Jeff DavisNew data from the Census Bureau released last week shows that the aggregate state and local tax revenue losses this year from COVID and...
House Dems Name 7 New Members to T&I Committee
Dec 19, 2020 | Jeff DavisQuick question – how many Democratic Congressmen from the Boston area does it take to sit on the Transportation and Infrastructure...