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Lower oil prices could mean Americans save more at the gas pump, but it could also hurt regions of the country that rely heavily on oil production. File photo by Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Making Sen$e Apr 13

Column: Why it’s time to raise the federal gas tax

By Dan Sichel

Nation Mar 16

Growing number of states fine slowpoke drivers in highway fast lanes

Maybe you’re a bit of a lead-foot. Maybe you don’t like driving behind trucks. Or maybe you just really like the view from the left lane. Well, an increasing number of states have a message for you: Get over. Or…

By Martha T. Moore, Stateline

Nation Dec 14

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Infrastructure strategy touted by Trump has produced uneven results

Public-private partnerships, however, have been responsible for only a small number of infrastructure projects in the last three decades.

By Scott Rodd, Stateline

Nation Oct 16

House bill suggests Congress unlikely to tackle transportation issues

A bipartisan, six-year bill introduced in the House maintains transportation spending at current levels despite widespread calls to dramatically increase the money available to rehabilitate or replace aging highways, bridges and rail systems.

By Joan Lowy, Associated Press

Nation Jul 30

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States struggle with needed transportation fixes after years of cutbacks

Potholes, vulnerable bridges, a lack of sidewalks -- following years of cutbacks in federal transportation funding, states are feeling the pinch. In Oregon, the NewsHour’s Cat Wise explores pressing infrastructure funding needs, like alternative forms of transportation, traffic reduction measures…

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Jul 30

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News Wrap: CDC finds 1 in 5 adults in U.S. has a disability

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In our news wrap Thursday, a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 53 million Americans are living with a disability. Rates are highest in Southern states and higher among Black and Hispanic adults. Also,…

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Winter storm to bring record cold temperatures on Thanksgiving Day

Winter storm to bring record cold temperatures on Thanksgiving Day…

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On the Road, Photographers Revisit the American Landscape

By Tom LeGro

“Autolandscape, Utah,” photo by Elaine Mayes, courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. View a slide show with more photographs from the exhibit, “Landscapes in Passing.” Elaine Mayes drove from San Francisco to Massachusetts in 1971 to document the…

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