EconomyCommentary
Campaigning this week for more federal transportation spending, President Obama said, “There’s something called the Highway Trust Fund [HTF]—I suspect this crew is familiar with… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Americans know the drill. When Congress faces a gap between its spending wants and available money, it is quick to ask for more money, instead… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Much clamoring for more federal transportation spending, and fuel tax hikes to pay for it, has come out of Washington recently. The Highway Trust Fund… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Senators Chris Murphy (D–CT) and Bob Corker (R–TN) have proposed hiking federal fuels taxes by 12 cents per gallon. Car and truck drivers and bus… Read More
EconomyCommentary
House leadership’s recent proposal to use savings gained from reforming the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to bail out the dwindling Highway Trust Fund (HTF) has… Read More
LawAnalysis
Congratulations, Congress. You’ve managed to pass a water resource bill without any (official) earmarks. Now, move on and start fixing the next most pernicious problem:… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
House and Senate conferees ushering the otherwise-flawed Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) conference report through to final passage are touting its lack of… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
After six months of negotiations, the House–Senate conference report dubbed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act has surfaced. It would authorize new Army Corps of… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Late last night, the Senate Committee on Environmental and Public Works released its 150-page proposal for a six-year reauthorization of the current highway and surface… Read More
Amtrak, the federally subsidized passenger rail service, made headlines in recent months after an Inspector General report said it offered $428,000 worth of free wine,… Read More
