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Despite stimulus funds, transit budget gaps remain

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) contained $8.4 billion in stimulus funding for public transit systems accross the country. Yet transit agencies from New York to Atlanta, Madison to San Francisco are facing massive layoffs and service cutbacks to cover widening budget gaps.


Above the Fold 04.06.09

Governors fighting “fiscal child abuse”….Trouble brewin’ on the bayou…A watchdog named Chick…Iowa goes over the Rainbow…Michigan’s Hurricane Katrina…NY’s $2 billion..