May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not
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- September 12, 2013
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Triple-A Sues PATH0
- TRANSPORTATION - Miscellaneous
- September 29, 2011
The American Automobile Association is suing the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PATH) for raising bridge tolls. AAA doesn’t oppose tolls, but it does oppose tolls whose revenues won’t be spent on activities that have a “functional relationship to transportation.” Since these bridge tolls will be used to subsidize the new World […]
READ MOREDC Congestion the Worst0
- TRANSPORTATION - Miscellaneous
- September 28, 2011
The Texas Transportation Institute has published its 2011 urban mobility report, and this year it is based on real measurements of actual congestion rather than formulas. According to the report, in 2010 the nation’s worst congestion was in Washington, DC, where the average commuter wastes 74 hours a year sitting in traffic compared with only […]
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What Is Middle Class?0
- TRANSPORTATION - Miscellaneous
- September 27, 2011
A couple of weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal reported that Proctor & Gamble was no longer marketing to the middle class but instead has a two-tier marketing strategy (if you don’t have a subscription, you can get the gist of the article here). This has led to all kinds of discussion by the chattering […]
READ MOREHigh-Speed Rail Is Still Dead (and Let’s Keep It That Way)0
- TRANSPORTATION - Miscellaneous
- September 23, 2011
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to spend a token $100 million on high-speed rail after its own transportation subcommittee had zeroed out funding for the program. The purpose, said a rail advocate with US PIRG, is “to keep things on life support until Congress comes to its senses.” The only way Congress will “come to […]
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