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Senate set to confirm Buttigieg for transportation secretary

The Senate is poised to approve Pete Buttigieg to be transportation secretary, which would make him the first openly gay person ever confirmed to a Cabinet post By HOPE YEN…

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Coronavirus Kentucky

CDC Requires Face Masks on Airplanes, Public Transportation

ATLANTA (AP) — Travelers on airplanes and public transportation like buses and subways will be required to wear face masks starting next week to curb the spread of COVID-19. What You…

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Coronavirus California

Biden picks Buttigieg as transportation chief: AP

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick former South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg to head the transportation department, according to three people familiar with the plans. Buttigieg, one of…

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Coronavirus Maine

Majority of Mainers support bold energy, transportation policies to address climate change

The majority of Mainers say that climate change is already harming the state and that a bold plan including transportation and clean energy policy changes to mitigate its worst impacts…

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Coronavirus Maryland

Drop in state revenue may delay Va. transportation projects

Virginia’s plans to improve its transportation infrastructure may need to be put on hold as the coronavirus pandemic leads to state revenue falling dramatically. Virginia’s plans to improve its transportation…

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Consumer complaints to Transportation Department about airlines have skyrocketed during coronavirus pandemic

Consumers say airlines are unfairly denying them refunds for canceled flights. Source link

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Coronavirus Missouri

Masks Now Required on St. Louis Transportation, Including Buses and Some Airlines

If you want to get around (or out of) St. Louis, be prepared to mask up. Starting today, Metro Transit is requiring that passengers on buses wear a covering over…

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Coronavirus California

Sonoma County transportation officials set to vote on putting road tax renewal on November ballot

Sonoma County’s transportation agency expects to look beyond economic and political uncertainty to ask voters in November to renew the sales tax that pays for road repairs, public transit and…

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Coronavirus North Carolina

N. Carolina transportation agency overspent by $740M

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Department of Transportation spent $740 million beyond what it planned to last year, state auditors said Tuesday as they urged stronger oversight of…

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Coronavirus Iowa

Keeping the air clear after COVID-19: Five steps for clean transportation

Air pollution is a severe public health crisis in its own right, claiming more than 100,000 lives every year in the United States. Source link

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