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2013/05/23 13:41
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OAKLAND -- Caltrans and private engineers deliberated three months in 2003 over the proper corrosion method to use on high-strength steel rods for the new Bay Bridge, a decision that led to the...
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2013/05/23 03:58
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... homeless man sleeps under a road bridge is Athens, on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Greece's deep, six-year recession is...
2013/05/22 23:22
2013/05/22 23:22
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RALEIGH — State legislators are erasing a 2011 law that blocked progress on a toll-road project to extend the 540 Outer Loop across southern Wake County – and they are killing a different part of the...
2013/05/22 22:45
2013/05/22 22:45
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One thing seems almost certain here in South Carolina: Lawmakers all too often fail to fully grasp or appreciate how changes they make in one part of the law affect other areas of it. The most recent...
2013/05/22 21:58
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Foxx confirmation hearing 05.22.13 http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/05/22/17/10/Gcs0Y.St.138.jpeg|416 Anthony Foxx, mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina and U.S. President Barack Obama's...
2013/05/21 05:06
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TRENTON — The idea of taxing owners of certain cars by the mile to pay for road maintenance has more skeptics than supporters, based on reactions Monday to a state lawmaker�s first public airing of...
2013/05/20 23:14
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ST. PETERSBURG, Florida - The head of Florida's Senate Transportation Committee has informed FDOT he was launching a legislative investigation into red-light cameras (RLC) and short yellow lights,...
2013/05/20 17:09
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A New Jersey state senator is suggesting dropping the gas tax for drivers of passenger cars and replacing it with a per-mile charge. The Senate Transportation Committee is discussing the measure...
2013/05/17 14:57
2013/05/17 14:57
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Touting Texas' low taxes and light regulations, Gov. Rick Perry has relished trying to poach jobs from other states. In February, he described building a business in California as "next to...
2013/05/16 04:39
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The state Senate Transportation Committee backed legislation that would require dogs be placed in a ventilated crate if they are in back of a truck or on a utility trailer, when on an interstate...
2013/05/16 01:39
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Louisiana driver’s licenses would be used to comply with federal law requiring each state to create a national identification card for air travel, including domestic flights, under a proposal inserted...
2013/05/15 18:45
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According to state law, South Carolina drivers could have their licenses suspended if they don't have their eyes checked every five years. But that rule is seldom enforced, said S.C. Department of...
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2013/05/15 17:13
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SACRAMENTO -- When the archives have been recovered and the names counted, the experts who made the decisions that climaxed with three dozen snapped steel bolts on the new Bay Bridge in March may fill...
2013/05/15 15:54
2013/05/15 15:54
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The route to finding billions of dollars in extra funding for Texas road construction and maintenance has narrowed in the legislative session’s final days. But some lawmakers working on the issue say...
2013/05/15 13:27
2013/05/15 13:27
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COLUMBIA — Drivers in violation of a state law requiring them to take an eye exam each five years may be getting a break from the Senate. The Senate has voted to suspend a part of the law that...
2013/05/15 01:36
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AUSTIN — Ordering that second frozen margarita could be a ticket to jail for some motorists, if states go along with the latest recommendation from a safety group that wants to redefine drunk...
2013/05/14 18:28
2013/05/14 18:28
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February 16, 2010 (WLS) -- The future of red-light cameras in Illinois is up for debate in Springfield. The controversy: are they merely government moneymakers or do they save lives? Chicago...
2013/05/14 17:12
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HOW GOSNELL GOT AWAY WITH IT Kermit Gosnell has been found guilty of the very savagery that legalized abortion was supposed to end. His murder conviction Monday should leave both sides of the...
2013/05/14 07:56
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Published: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 12:01 a.m. Special session takes 'nice first step' Key state lawmakers appear to be more committed to advancing a transportation package. OLYMPIA -- A special...
2013/05/12 05:23
2013/05/12 05:23
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The Idaho Legislature tackled a variety of challenging topics this past session, but things won’t be any easier next year, three lawmakers say. The trio cited several major issues they expect the...