Oberstar stymied on transit bill (Politico)
It was supposed to be a career-defining moment for Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.). He finally held the gavel of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, after four decades of waiting and had a like-minded president in office to help enact his sweeping vision for highways and public works.
But Oberstar […]
The President’s FY2011 Proposed Transportation Budget
Marshall at White House (News and Observer)
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Elaine Marshall attended a White House Christmas Party Tuesday night.
Marshall, who is North Carolina’s secretary of state, was among hundreds of state officials from across the country who were invited.
Other Democratic North Carolinians attending included state Rep. Verla Insko of Chapel Hill, state Rep. Pricey […]
Obama Focuses on Jobs, Infrastructure, Energy Rebates (Wall Street Journal)
‘Urgent Need’ to Boost Job Growth in Short-Term, President Says
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama proposed small business tax cuts, home retrofits and infrastructure investment as ways to accelerate job growth Tuesday, saying more programs are needed to boost the weak labor market and ensure the recovery […]
Why big city pols are frustrated with Obama’s agenda—and why statehouses love it (The Atlantic.com)
During the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt frequently entertained his friend and fellow New Yorker Fiorello La Guardia, the mayor of New York City, at the White House. La Guardia would tell the president a “sad story” about some project he […]
White House to Mayor-elect Foxx: Can you take a call? (Charlotte Observer)
Resting at home a day after he was elected Charlotte’s new mayor, Democrat Anthony Foxx got a call from an aide. Could he take a call from President Obama?
He could.
“He congratulated me,” Foxx said today at his Elizabeth Avenue headquarters. “They were clearly watching […]
New White House Memo: Developing Effective Place-Based Policies for the FY 2011 Budget
The new White House memo (link below) is significant because it went to all executive departments/agencies and was authored jointly by the heads of OMB (Peter Orszag), the Domestic Policy Council (Melody Barnes), the Office of Urban Affairs (Adolfo Carrion), and the National […]
