A new report recommends dedicated bus lanes or shoulders to improve public transportation, but a planned redevelopment of Interstate 94 would preclude that possibility.

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Representatives from Wisconsin's public transit systems are urging state lawmakers to keep the recently approved mass transit funding increase in the next state budget.

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To the editor: The voters elected a governor who promised to stop the passenger rail project between Milwaukee and Madison. Ergo, the voters (federal and state taxpayers) do not want the project. Pre- or postelection, have you asked yourself one ...

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By Kevin Featherly Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — Looking to get their share of transit money, leaders from eastern Twin Cities suburbs are planning a $1.4 million, 18-month study to identify mass transit options for the Interstate 94 corridor into ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is set to sign a jobs bill into law Thursday morning. The bill contains two major provisions. First, it exempts businesses hiring the unemployed from the 6.2 percent Social Security payroll tax through December. ...

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Andy Rosen Dolan Media Newswires Baltimore — In the same way the interstate highway system drove development over the past half-century, mass transit could be a defining force in shaping the future of Central Maryland, according to a report by ...

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Adrian Sainz AP Real Estate Writer Miami — They’re lurking, holding bags of cash and eyeing distressed condo markets. Big-time cash investors are snapping up South Florida condo units in bulk. There have been at least seven purchases of 10 ...

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Andrew Taylor AP Writer Washington — The U.S. Senate passed a $34.3 billion energy spending bill that backs up President Barack Obama’s promise to close the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste facility in Nevada. The bill also covers hundreds of Army ...

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