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Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

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Amazon Alabama Workers Get Chance for First-in-US Union

Amazon .com Inc. workers at an Alabama warehouse were given the go-ahead by federal regulators to vote on whether to form what would be the first union at a U.S. facility of the e-commerce giant.

December 16, 2020
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Fed to Maintain Bond Buys Until Economy Improves

The Federal Reserve strengthened its commitment to support the U.S. economy, promising to maintain its massive asset purchase program until it sees “substantial further progress” in employment and inflation.

December 16, 2020
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First Hiccups Seen in US Push to Deliver COVID-19 Vaccine

The first hiccups in the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. included a holdup in delivering 3,900 shots to two states and the announcement that Pfizer Inc. would deliver almost a million fewer doses next week than are set to ship this week.

December 16, 2020
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Negotiators Near Agreement on Long-Delayed COVID-19 Aid Bill

Top congressional leaders are closing in on an agreement on a long-delayed COVID-19 relief package, hoping to seal a deal as early as Dec. 16.

December 16, 2020
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Drones Could Help Bridge the Economic, Social Divides for Vaccine Distribution

The challenge of ensuring equitable distribution of the coronavirus vaccine is one of global scale, and the city of Miami provides a backdrop for the social and economic divides that the medical community must overcome.

December 16, 2020
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Retail Sales Fall 1.1% in November for Biggest Drop in Seven Months

Retail sales fell 1.1% in November, the biggest drop in seven months, as Americans held back on spending at the start of the holiday shopping season.

December 16, 2020
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Oil Jumps to Highest Mark Since February Amid Stimulus Optimism

Oil surged to the highest mark in nearly 10 months in New York alongside a broader market rally as breakthroughs on U.S. stimulus talks combined with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout stoked optimism around a demand revival.

December 15, 2020
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Getting US to Zero Carbon May Cost $2.5 Trillion by 2030

It’s going to take $2.5 trillion in spending over the next decade to get the U.S. on a path to a carbon-free economy, but the transition will help to pay for itself, Princeton University researchers say.

December 15, 2020
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FRA Final Rule Requires State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Plans

The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a final rule requiring states to develop, or in some cases, update action plans for highway-rail grade crossings.

December 15, 2020
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Biden Introduces Buttigieg as Transportation Choice

Pete Buttigieg, the former Democratic presidential candidate and onetime mayor of South Bend, Ind., was tapped to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation under the Biden administration, according to the Biden-Harris transition team.

December 15, 2020