President Obama signed a bill reinstating transportation funding and ending a two-day furlough of 2,000 U.S. Department of Transportation employees.
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Letters: Port Battles, Telemarketers, Carbon Footprint, Sleep Apnea, Buy American
Who is paying the legal costs for the Port of Los Angeles to pursue the employee only model? How much taxpayer money is being wasted on a lost cause that has been reviewed and re-reviewed in the courts?
March 8, 2010Fourth-Quarter Productivity Revised Upward
Worker productivity jumped 6.9% in the fourth quarter, capping the largest one-year gain since 2002, the Labor Department said Thursday.
March 4, 2010ISM Services Index Improves
The U.S. economys service sector improved in February, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday.
March 3, 2010ISM Manufacturing Index Expands for Seventh Month
U.S. manufacturing activity expanded for a seventh straight month in February, the Institute for Supply Management said.
March 3, 2010Fed Notes Modest Improvement in Transport Activity
The U.S. economy improved in nine of the Federal Reserves 12 districts early this year, with transportation levels improving modestly, the Fed said Wednesday.
March 3, 2010NAFTA Surface Trade Increases in December
Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico grew in December from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said.
March 3, 2010Senate May Not Approve DOT Funds Until Next Week
With about 2,000 federal workers on continued furlough at key Department of Transportation agencies, the Senate may not pass a bill reinstating funding for them until next week, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
March 2, 2010States Scrambling Following Transport Funding Shutdown
ARLINGTON, Va. State transportation officials said the sudden shutdown of the federal highway program is putting them at risk of abandoning projects and cutting safety programs unless Congress reaches a deal to extend the now-lapsed reauthorization.
March 2, 2010Cap-and-Trade Opponents Gaining in Senate as EPA Moves on Greenhouse Emissions Rule
While U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson indicated last week that her agency was moving forward with plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, opposition to a Senate cap-and-trade bill seemed to be gaining enough momentum to block its passage.
March 1, 2010