Federal officials are using the recent stimulus legislation to provide about $83 million worth of aid to 87 airports in Wisconsin, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elain Chao announced Tuesday.

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Two Wisconsin airports are getting $6.7 million in federal infrastructure grants to pay for runway improvements.

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The Trump administration on Tuesday released revised safety guidelines for self-driving cars aimed at clearing barriers for automakers and tech companies wanting to get test vehicles on the road.

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President Donald Trump says he's signing a new executive order "streamlining" the federal permitting process to speed up the construction of transportation, water and other sorts of projects without harming the environment.

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The Trump administration is looking to "unleash the potential" of private investors to boost the national transportation networks that underpin the U.S. economy, transportation secretary-designate Elaine Chao plans to tell lawmakers at her confirmation hearing Wednesday.

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Elaine Chao's record as secretary of labor suggests she'd have a light hand when it comes to safety regulation as head of the Transportation Department and would seek to shift responsibility from the federal government to states where possible.

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