Winter snow storms push state highway budgets to limit
States spent over 1 billion on winter maintenance across 23 states, plowing 8 million hours and using 6 million tons of salt from Oct to March. Massachusetts alone spent 154 million on winter maintenance, with 600,000 tons of salt and 16 million gallons of liquid deicer, while Boston set a 110 inch season record. Pennsylvania spent 272 million to keep 40,000 miles of roads open. Mississippi spent 3.1 million with 887 tons of salt. Potholes increases and broader disaster aid remained key issues this season.
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Massachusetts
Department of Transportation
Pennsylvania
Erin Waters-Irasatt
Melinda McGrath
Mississippi Department of Transportation
Mississippi
McGrath
Maryland
Barack Obama
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Texas lawmakers watch list embattled tax cuts and policy bills
With under a month left in the session, Texas Republicans push for border security and transportation funding, gun rights on campuses, and stronger ethics rules while tax cuts stall amid a Senate House standoff. Notable items include religious objection bills allowing clergy to refuse marriages, Abbott’s pre K plan facing GOP criticism, and a drilling ban rollback amid local fracking impacts.
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Dan Patrick
Death notices for Alicia Rodriguez and Ann Schoppa
Alicia Rodriguez 76 of Odessa died May 1 2015 in Odessa funeral service May 5 at St Josephs Catholic Church burial at Ector County Cemetery she leaves 3 sons 4 daughters 17 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Ann Schoppa 29 of Post died April 29 2015 in Lubbock services today at McNett Funeral Home Chapel burial at Andrews West Cemetery she is survived by husband Michael and her parents siblings and grandparents.
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Alicia Rodriquez
Odessa
St Joseph’s Catholic Church
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Ector County
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Mexico
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Hector Rodriguez
Victor Rodriguez
Gilberto Rodriguez
Presidio
Socorro Vegas
Naira Medrano
Luz Maria Urquidi
Post Ann Schoppa
Post
Texas
Lubbock
McNett Funeral Home Chapel
Andrews
Andrews West Cemetery
Michael Schoppa
Maxie Carl
Elaine Ward Jr
Shawn Ward
Seattle
William ‘Bill Ward
Maxie and
Ann Ward
Texas RMAs spent 1 billion on transit with limited return
A Dallas Morning News review finds nine regional mobility authorities in Texas spent about 864 million in state and federal funds plus 220 million on overhead, with several projects stalled after years. Some toll goals faded as projects relied on federal money, sparking calls to overhaul or abolish RMAs.
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Texas
Dallas Morning News
Grayson County
Dallas North Tollway
Oklahoma
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Bexar County
Amas
Delbert Horton
RMA
Lyle Larson
Capitol Food Workers Earn Less Than 11 An Hour
In Congress, income inequality hits the Capitol food service staff. Workers such as Soniia Bailey and Abraham Tesfahun earn around $10.30 to $10.33 hourly, with cash tips pushing some to $13 an hour, while lawmakers retain $174,000 salaries regardless of sessions. Many workers lose income during recess and rely on second jobs or unemployment benefits as the Senate schedules 13 weeks of recess this year.
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Soniia Bailey
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Capitol Food Service
Abraham Tesfahun
Tesfahun
Barack Obama
Tesfahan
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