Feds tie transportation funding to birth rates

Trump official’s directive tying transportation grants to birth rates could hinder blue states
U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, a Maryland Democrat, said he feared Duffy’s directives would harm some grants already announced — including $85 million awarded to Baltimore in the final weeks of the Biden administration to transform a blighted stretch of U.S. 40 known as the “highway to nowhere.”
Department of Transportation Wants to Fund Places With High Birth Rates
San Francisco wants wealthy donors to help tackle drug overdoses, and Trump’s freeze on climate money sows fear and confusion.
Healey slams Department of Transportation memo tying funding to birth rates
DOT Secretary Sean Duffy mandated that DOT programs, grants, and policies “give preference to communities” with high marriage and birth rates. The post Healey slams Department of Transportation memo tying funding to birth rates appeared first on Boston.
Feds tie transportation funding to birth rates: ‘Concerning,’ says Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey
Gov. Maura Healey slammed a memo from U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy that directs the federal Department of Transportation to prioritize projects in communities that have birth rates
Transportation Memos Favor Places With Higher Birth and Marriage Rates
Places with higher marriage and birth rates should get preference for federal transportation grants and initiatives, according to a set of US Department of Transportation memos. The policies, released one day after Sean Duffy was sworn in as Department of Transportation head,
Trump admin prioritizes high-marriage-rate areas for transportation funds
Conservatives like Elon Musk and JD Vance have fixated on America’s declining birthrate, but it's unclear how directing more transportation funding to areas with higher birth and marriage rates would reverse the trend.
‘Just causing havoc’: Transportation Department suspends EV charger program
States trying to build a network of EV chargers are reeling after the Trump administration abruptly ordered a halt to a $5 ...
Transportation Department suspends $5 billion EV charger program
The Federal Highway Administration on Thursday announced the suspension of a Biden-era electric vehicle charging network, the ...
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Trump administration tells states including Washington billions in EV charger money is on hold
The Trump administration on Thursday told states it was blocking money for electric vehicle chargers, including $71 million for Washington, one of the latest steps by the White House to halt Biden-era ...
Trump administration orders states to halt EV charging programs
In a memo released Thursday, the Federal Highway Administration ordered states to halt a $5 billion program to build fast EV ...
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Transportation Secretary Seeks Rollback of Biden’s Fuel Economy Standards
By Mark Walker The newly confirmed transportation secretary ... expressed doubts about whether the current fuel economy ...
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Pete Buttigieg’s replacement bans diversity celebrations at Department of Transportation
Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg’s replacement continued President Donald Trump’s evisceration of “wokeism” ...
New Department of Transportation order could have trickle-down effect for Austin projects
The DOT has previously given Austin tens of millions of dollars for things like pedestrian safety, city lighting and intersection improvements. In addition, getting passenger rail between major metros ...
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy tells Hillary Clinton to ‘sit this one out’ after she criticized DOGE taking on aviation
Clinton chimed in, tweeting, “They have no relevant experience. Most of them aren’t old enough to rent a car. And you’re ...