States are spending too much stimulus money on new road construction and not enough on public transit projects, a national advocacy group claims in a report issued Monday (June 29). Meanwhile, Michigan and California consider teaming up to solve their prison problems and North Carolina and Rhode Island face off with Amazon.com over taxes.
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Yolanda Suazo's voice and hands shook as she pointed to papers indicating she had just paid $393.37 to register her 2007 Chevy Trailblazer — almost $100 more than she had expected.
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Brandi Crab said she was about to call work yesterday morning to say she was running late, but stopped short when she remembered the city's new cell phone ban had just taken effect.
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A study released yesterday that says deficient roadway conditions contribute to more than half of U.S. highway fatalities — a substantially more lethal factor than drunk driving, speeding or non-use of seatbelts — lists Hawaii as among the states with the highest road-related crash costs.
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Despite the ongoing recession, there has been only a slight increase in the number of Illinois vehicle owners who are taking risks by driving without the required liability insurance, according to data released by the state Wednesday.
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Despite the ongoing recession, there has been only a slight increase in the number of Illinois vehicle owners who are taking risks by driving without the required liability insurance, according to data released by the state Wednesday.
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A new law that could expand the number of drivers using alcohol-detecting devices in their cars is among various measures that took effect Wednesday in New Mexico.
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By Brendan Riley, The Associated Press, Nevada Appeal (Carson City)
The Nevada Transportation Department has met a deadline for seeking bids for $70 million in road projects, ranging from highway repaving to historic V&T Railway work and an antelope and deer overpass, being funded by federal stimulus dollars.
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By Ben Wear and Mike Ward, The Austin American-Statesman
Legislators, many of them tanned and exhibiting a relaxed, schools-out air Wednesday, ripped quickly through two of the three issues that Gov. Rick Perry put on their special session plate.
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Faced with growing legislative opposition to privately built toll roads, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst told reporters just a few minutes ago that a deal is in the works to continue approval for a limited number of projects.
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By The Associated Press, The Austin American-Statesman
A special session of the Texas Legislature is in full swing. Lawmakers convened the special session Wednesday and immediately took steps to extend the life of several key state agencies.
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If it is your fate to die in an auto accident this holiday weekend, the odds are you'll hit an ill-positioned bridge, tree or pole, or encounter some other highway hazard, according to a study commissioned by an industry group that advocates for boosting spending on road construction.
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Drivers will start paying higher tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike next month of $2 for passenger vehicles and $6.75 for five-axle commercial trucks under a motion approved Wednesday by state turnpike officials.
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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
As of July 2004, 21 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have primary safety belt laws. New Hampshire is the only state that has no adult safety belt law, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Utah, Indiana, Vermont, New Hampshire and Wyoming had the greatest decreases in the rate of alcohol-related fatalities from 1999 to 2003, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The rate of alcohol-related fatalities decreased the most from 1999 to 2003 in Utah, Indiana, Vermont, New Hampshire and Wyoming, NHTSA reports.
City and local governments in 15 states -- Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington -- and the District of Columbia use cameras to catch speeders or red-light runners.
Governors Highway Safety Association The association represents state highway safety programs and provides links to all 50 states? departments of transportation.
Grading the States 2005 The Government Performance Project's analysis of how well each state is managed in four areas: money,people,infrastructure and information.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving MADD is a national victim?s advocacy groups that tracks drunken driving laws and statistics on traffic fatalities across the states.
Statescape's BillFinder BillFinder helps users find any bill eligible for consideration in the current calendar year using either keywords and phrases or bill numbers.
Surface Transportation Policy Project The project, based in Washington, D.C. is an advocacy and research group that?s closely following the renewal of the federal surface transportation law.
The Stimulus and the States Follow how states are managing the stimulus money and which programs are receiving funding as part of the recovery effort using Stateline.org's stimulus special section.
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