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Critics Pounce on $190 Million Proposed for Seattle Mariners Stadium Support

A city grappling with a homeless crisis might rethink its spending habits.

June 10, 2018 - The Stranger

Dissecting the National Infrastructure Bank Idea

Hillary Clinton recently proposed the creation of a national infrastructure bank—an idea also put forward several times by the Obama Administration. Posts by Vox and City Observatory put the idea under a microscope.

December 17, 2015 - City Observatory

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Drops Gas Tax Hike in Favor of Bond Financing

Walker had supported increasing the gas tax and user fees last November, but now that he's being taken as a serious contender for the Republican nomination for president, he's changed his transportation funding preference to increased bonding.

February 3, 2015 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Texas Infrastructure Under Gov. Perry

Now that Gov. Perry has declared his candidacy for President, the Houston Chronicle has begun a series of articles to spotlight how infrastructure has fared under the state's longest serving governor. Transportation is the focus of the first report.

August 20, 2011 - The Houston Chronicle

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