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President Barack Obama is nominating the mayor of Charlotte to head his Department of Transportation.
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Transportation secretary LaHood to leave administration
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the only Republican still in President Barack Obama's first-term Cabinet, said Tuesday he plans to leave the Obama administration.
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Read More »Feds block pipeline reopening after Wis. spill (UPDATE)
Federal transportation officials have ordered a Houston-based energy transportation company not to re-open a pipeline after it ruptured and leaked oil into a Wisconsin field.
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Read More »Highway bill enters homestretch
Defying expectations, Congress has reached the homestretch on a major overhaul of federal transportation programs that is critical if the nation is to avoid steep cutbacks in highway and transit aid.
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Read More »Transportation boosted to top of political agenda
After years of procrastination, the White House and Congress have suddenly boosted a long-term plan to improve the nation's roads, bridges and transit systems to the top of the political agenda.
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Read More »Illinois gets $186 million for high-speed rail project
The Illinois Department of Transportation is getting $186 million for its high-speed rail project.
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Read More »Obama’s high-speed rail still has pulse
By Joan Lowy Associated Press Washington — While Congress voted last week to kill spending for President Barack Obama’s signature high-speed rail program, the initiative still could have some life. Republican lawmakers are claiming credit for killing the program. But ...
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Read More »Obama appointee says GOP lawmakers holding up infrastructure projects
By JOAN LOWY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the most prominent Republican in President Barack Obama’s administration, accused GOP House members Friday of putting their hope for the president to fail ahead of working toward solving ...
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Read More »LaHood says he’ll leave at end of Obama’s term
By ?JOAN LOWY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – A spokeswoman for Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says the former Illinois Republican congressman will leave the Obama administration at the end of the president’s current term. The spokeswoman, Jill Zuckman, said LaHood ...
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Read More »FAA shutdown doesn’t affect Wisconsin workers 
By Adam Wise A partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration that has put more than 70,000 construction employees out of a job nationwide has not affected Wisconsin workers, an FAA spokesman said Thursday. The FAA was also forced to ...
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