List of 216 earmark requests leads to fierce competition for FFM honors While Congress is now required to post earmark requests online, the e-word evidently still makes some members of Minnesota’s congressional delegation uncomfortable. On his website, for example, 18-term Congressman James Oberstar refers to “constituent inspired funding” requests, an Orwellian nickname for earmarks. In fact, …
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FFM will host transportation expert Randal O'Toole this Thursday, March 25. HometownSource.com (from ECM Publishers, Inc.) ran a story on the upcoming event as well as a book review of O'Toole's book Gridlock: Why We're Stuck in Traffic and What to Do About It. The article can be viewed here, and the book review is listed below. Gridlock: Why We're Stuck in Traffic and What to Do …
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FFM's analysis of the first 100 days of the Northstar Commuter Rail was featured on national watchdog group Watchdog.org. The report uses public data to calculate the true cost of the commuter rail service and raises questions about if taxpayers are getting railroaded. FIRST 100 DAYS OF NORTHSTAR COMMUTER RAIL Ridership on Track So Far, But Taxpayer Subsidies are Staggering While the Northstar …
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