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Under Strain, Cities Are Cutting Back Projects

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Submitted by Armand Biroonak
October 1st, 2008
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nytimes.com — Cities, states and other local governments have been effectively shut out of the bond markets for the last two weeks, raising the cost of day-to-day operations, threatening longer-term projects and dampening a broad source of jobs and stability at a time when other parts of the economy are weakening.

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Sweeten the Deal

By Eric Lotke
September 30th, 2008

The bailout package failed. Republicans didn’t line up behind their leadership, unconvinced about the size, the urgency or even the rightness of rescuing tycoons from their own mistakes. read more »

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Building Our Way Out

By Eric Lotke
September 22nd, 2008

The economy is sinking. Wages are flat, costs are rising and bridges are collapsing. Wall Street doesn’t know which way is up.

The answer is right before us. Bridges and dams and schools.

America needs rebuilding. And the American people need jobs. Put one and one together. read more »

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Levees and Dams Falling Apart

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
September 22nd, 2008

In 2007, the American Society of Civil Engineers found more than 150 levees to be at high risk of failing due to poor maintenance; Over a quarter of the dams overseen by the Corps of Engineers have exceeded the lifespan for which they were designed and need major repairs to ensure their safety.

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American Society of Civil Engineers

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Army Corps of Engineers

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GAO Says Federal Bridge Repair Program Unfocused

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September 10th, 2008
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hosted.ap.org — Many of the nation's largest and most seriously deficient bridges aren't getting fixed because a federal program funding bridge repairs is unfocused and lacks sufficient standards, according to congressional investigators. "The federal interest in bridges lacks focus, there are no effective measures of program performance, and the impact of the increasing federal investment in bridges is unclear," the report finds.

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Undoing A Failed Legacy on Public Investment

By Bill Scher
August 1st, 2008

The conservative failure in public investment, and progressive solutions for addressing that failure, is the subject of my interview with Eric Lotke, the research director of the Campaign for America's Future, on WHMP-AM, where I was substituting for Bill Dwight. Lotke points out the consequences of years of disinvestment in public assets, including examples of how we are falling behind other countries, and discusses some solutions now being considered by progressive-minded leaders in Washington. read more »

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U.S. Bridges Need Repair

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
July 30th, 2008

The U.S. Department of Transportation reports that nearly 25 percent of bridges in the U.S.—over 152,000 bridges—are “structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.”

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Federal Highway Administration
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Our Roads Need Repair

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
July 29th, 2008

Nearly one in four miles of urban interstate is in only “poor” or “mediocre” condition.

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Bureau of Transportation Statistics
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School Construction Spending On the Decline

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
July 29th, 2008

School construction spending was lower in 2007 than any year since 1999; construction and modernization declining about 30% since 2003 and 2004.

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American School and University Construction Report
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Obama & Telecom Immunity: The Importance of Pushing

By Bill Scher
June 26th, 2008

Obama's disappointing decision to support the FISA bill speaks to the importance of pushing politicians for bold progressive change, and pushing well. read more »

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