I-85 tolling project draws fire (Atlanta Business Chronicle)
The State Transportation Board voted Thursday to delay the planned conversion of an HOV lane on Interstate 85 to a high occupancy toll lane amid criticism of the proposed tolling technology.
Board members pulled the project from the list of projects due to be let next month after being […]
Senate rolls out $19B spending plan (WRAL.com)
Less than a week after convening for the 2010 legislative session, the state Senate got its first look Tuesday at the nearly $19 billion budget proposal subcommittees have drafted in recent days.
The proposed budget, which is expected to come up for an initial vote on Wednesday, is $150 million […]
Massachusetts Transportation Sells $1.1 Billion as Demand Rises (Business Week)
May 18 (Bloomberg) — Massachusetts’ Department of Transportation, which runs the oldest subway system in the U.S., is selling $1.1 billion in tax-exempt securities in the week’s second-biggest offering as demand for such debt rises amid bond market volatility.
Treasury 10-year notes yielded 3.49 percent yesterday and […]
Vehicle tax to rise if Raleigh budget is OK’d (News and Observer)
RALEIGH Motorists living in Raleigh could see a $5 jump in their annual vehicle tax for each car, truck or SUV they own if the City Council agrees with the proposed budget for next year presented Tuesday by Raleigh City Manager J. Russell Allen.
Allen’s […]
He keeps safety on track (News and Observer)
RALEIGH — Pat Simmons is a bit of a safety nut.
When he rides his red 1986 BMW Airhead motorcycle downtown to the state Highway Building to work or to the Cary depot to catch a train, he’s all about accident prevention.
He wears a padded-fishbowl safety helmet that must […]
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 […]
City planners track cyclists, pedestrians to measure trail needs (USA Today)
By Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Rain or shine, summer or winter, Hartford, Conn., attorney Ben Bare rides his bike for the 4-mile commute to work.
“It wakes me up in the morning and blows out the stress of workday on the way home,” says Bare, 35. […]
Perdue wants authorities to collect DNA upon arrest (WRAL.com)
Jamestown, N.C. — Gov. Beverly Perdue on Tuesday called on state lawmakers to pass legislation that would allow law enforcement officers to collect DNA samples from anyone arrested on felony charges.
Twenty-three states and the federal government already have laws authorizing DNA samples upon arrest. The North Carolina […]
Session Start (NC Insider)
Legislators will begin what they hope will be a short legislative short session on Wednesday, saying they are still on track to produce a state budget before the start of the new fiscal year. The legislature was set to convene amid budget talks, news conferences and a protest of federal health care […]
The Joint Study Committee on Alcoholic Beverage Control heard significant testimony and had extensive discussion all aspects of the current State and local structure of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) in North Carolina, and makes the following recommendations.
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