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Most Southwest Idaho Forests Have Burned Since 1985

September 17, 2013 | Idaho Statesman | Natural Resources

Wildfires since 1985 have burned 69 percent of the Payette National Forest and more than 50 percent of the Boise National Forest, a new... Read More

Analysis: Clipped wings: How essential is Essential Air Service?

September 17, 2013 | Great Falls Tribune | Transportation & Infrastructure

The program is called Essential Air Service, and its stated intent is to ensure that small communities distant from regional airport hubs... Read More

Ky. Sen. Mitch McConnell Faces Hard Choices on Spending

September 16, 2013 | USA Today | Budget & Tax

WASHINGTON — As Congress faces a potential meltdown over the budget and spending, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is staring at tough... Read More

River Industry Cites Olmsted Failure in Push for Taxpayer Aid

September 16, 2013 | Saint Louis Post-Dispatch | Transportation & Infrastructure

WASHINGTON • For years, the barge industry has complained that aging locks and dams hike the cost of waterborne cargo and pose an... Read More

Trinity Uptown Bridges in Fort Worth Will Initially Span Dirt, Not Water

September 16, 2013 | Fort Worth Star Telegram | Earmarks & Appropriations , Transportation & Infrastructure

FORT WORTH — They’re not exactly bridges to nowhere, but when three new bridges in Fort Worth’s massive Trinity Uptown project are complete... Read More

Critics Pan LIRR Plan to Spend Sandy Cash on Double Track

September 16, 2013 | Long Island Newsday | Transportation & Infrastructure

The Long Island Rail Road wants to spend $300 million in federal Sandy money to complete its Double Track effort between Farmingdale and... Read More

Op-Ed: Divide and Conquer: Turning Us Against Them

September 16, 2013 | Bucks County Courier Times | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

The lead story in the Dec. 14, 2009 edition of the Washington Post began: “The Senate cleared for Obama’s signature on Sunday a $447 billion... Read More

Q&A: The Lowdown on the Shutdown, or Why You Should Care About the CR

September 13, 2013 | CNN | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

Washington (CNN) -- In less than a month, the government may shut down. Lines are being drawn. Vacations are being canceled. Friends are... Read More

House Makes Proposal for Waterways Projects

September 13, 2013 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Transportation & Infrastructure

A bipartisan group of congressional members has introduced legislation that would change the way billions of dollars of water infrastructure... Read More

Should Taxpayers Back Reactors?

September 13, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel | Energy

Supporters call it smart energy policy. Critics have dubbed it "Solyndra on steroids." An energy bill that President Bush signed into law... Read More

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September 13, 2013

Syria: Excuse 535 To Not Cut the Deficit

Volume XVIII No. 37 Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters... Read More