by jpitney | Mar 12, 2023 | California Politics, Infrastruture
Lee Ohanian at Hoover: In 2008, California voters approved $9.95 billion of state bond funding as seed money to build an 800-mile high-speed rail (HSR) network connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco, and the Central Valley to coastal cities, at speeds of up to 220...
by jpitney | Mar 11, 2023 | Bipartisanship, Congress, Coronavirus
At AP, Lisa Mascaro reports that the House unanimously passed legislation to declassify information on the origins of COVID. (h/t Jacob Smagula) “Transparency is a cornerstone of our democracy,” said Rep. Jim Himes, of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the Intelligence...
by jpitney | Mar 10, 2023 | California Politics, Civility, Congress, Elections
Judy Kurtz at Yahoo: Ben Savage wouldn’t just add some star power to Congress, the “Boy Meets World” actor says — his House bid aims to get rid of the “negativity” in Washington. “It’s about doing good and it’s about doing the right thing,” Savage, who announced his...
by jpitney | Mar 9, 2023 | Economic Policy, Trade
Derek Thompson at The Atlantic (h/t Jacob Smagula): [A “Buy American” policy] typically raises costs. The U.S. should be concerned about building more and building faster. To take one example: A disgraceful new report on New York’s Metropolitan Transit...
by jpitney | Mar 8, 2023 | Reagan, Russia
On March 8, 1983, President Reagan spoke to the National Association of Evangelicals in Orlando, He expressed his views on the Soviet Union, famously calling it an “evil empire.” He defended the Judeo-Christian traditions against the Soviet Union’s...
