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CSX rail line expansion opponents sue Birmingham city leaders, ask judge to block overpass
(Source: Birmingham News, February 15, 2013) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Opponents of an expanded CSX railroad line through southwest Birmingham are suing the city and asking a Jefferson County judge to block a vote that gave the company permission to build an overpass....
BNSF may fuel trains with natural gas
(Source: Bismarck Tribune, February 15, 2013) BISMARCK, N.D. — BNSF Railway, which hauls grains and now record volumes of Bakken oil out of North Dakota, may fuel its locomotives with liquid natural gas and is being encouraged to build a gas processing plant and...
Caltrans blitz seeks more Amtrak riders
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, February 18, 2013) SAN FRANCISCO — Just weeks after Gov. Jerry Brown's office quashed a $10 million public relations contract to promote the new Bay Bridge span, Caltrans is preparing to spend $9 million for a PR firm to sell people...
Study planned: BNSF to study building gas processing plant, refueling station
(Source: Minot Daily News, February 16, 2013) BISMARCK, N.D. — In on-going discussions with Gov. Jack Dalrymple, officials with BNSF Railway have indicated they are in the early stages of studying the feasibility of building a liquid natural gas processing plant and...
Secret recording reveals billionaire stooges threatening Missouri lawmakers over ‘right to work’ legislation
(Source: Teamster Nation, February 15, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lackeys for out-of-state billionaires on Tuesday threatened to cut off Missouri lawmakers' funding if they don't pass the No Rights At Work bill pending in the Legislature. Progress Missouri released a...
Michigan man launches petition to change state Constitution
(Source: The Times Herald, February 17, 2013) LANSING, Mich. — A Detroit-area man plans to launch a petition drive to amend Michigan’s Constitution, aiming to close a loophole that allows laws — like right-to-work — to be immune from a repeal by voters. Full story:...
GOP electoral vote scheme still alive and kicking In Pennsylvania
(Source: Talking Points Memo, February 18, 2013) After debuting with great fanfare, an RNC-backed scheme to rig the electoral college in blue states to favor Republican presidential candidates is looking mostly dead. But, to quote the Princess Bride, “there’s a big...
Obama warned on Social Security reform by House Democrats
(Source: Huffington Post, February 15, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama may find opposition from inside his own party if he is serious about making changes to the way Social Security benefits are distributed in order to pass a deal to replace...
Winds of protest still blow around Wisconsin capitol
(Source: USA Today, February 16, 2013) MADISON, Wisc. — It was a typical February day at the state Capitol. The wind chill was 15 degrees, city plows scraped at the snow, and about 30 people stood on the sidewalk, singing songs that could get them ticketed and fined....
22 Cablevision workers fired for asking to meet with VP
(Source: New York Times, February 13, 2012) NEW YORK — Cablevision takes pride in its open-door policy for employees. So two weeks ago, a tight-knit band of cable television installers gathered at a company depot in Canarsie, Brooklyn, to pick up route sheets and put...
