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A law that would, for the first time, create a federal regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles is speeding down the legislative highway. Unfortunately, thanks to the intervention of special interests, it might not include heavy semi-trucks (or tractor-trailers, or big-rigs, or 18-wheelers, or lorries, or whatever you call them). (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Beltway Confidential

Don’t shut trucks out of the driverless vehicle future

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Rep. Bill Shuster vowed Tuesday that he would amend his bill to privatize federal air traffic control in response to criticism, saying he would clarify that the new private entity that would run air traffic control would not be taxpayer-funded and that its activities would still be regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Economy

Bill Shuster vows to amend FAA privatization bill

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Who else loses? Air travelers, whose tickets will now cost more than they otherwise would have. Not to mention every business that those passengers would have spent their extra disposable income on, plus every firm that would have supplied the needs of the additional cabin crew who now won't exist.
Magazine

The latest US move on planes is a train-wreck

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Rep. Peter DeFazio, of Oregon, met with D.J. Gribbin, Trump's special assistant for infrastructure policy, sharing beers on the patio outside the lawmaker's office to talk about roads and bridges for an hour. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Infrastructure

Trump’s move toward bipartisanship will smooth passage of infrastructure deal, lawmakers hope

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FILE- In this Saturday, March 29, 2014 file photo, a woman drives a car in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of a campaign to defy Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving. Saudi Arabia authorities announced Tuesday Sept. 26, 2017, that women will be allowed to drive for the first time in the ultra-conservative kingdom from next summer, fulfilling a key demand of women's rights activists who faced detention for defying the ban. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, FILE)
Foreign Policy

Trump applauds Saudi Arabia for lifting ban on women drivers

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Much of the discussion surrounding self-driving cars has focused on innovation, but Rep. Gregg Harper, R-Miss., is hopeful manufacturers are keeping in mind how automated vehicles can help people with disabilities. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Healthcare

For Gregg Harper, the issue of driverless cars is personal

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Enacted in 1920, the Jones Act prohibits tankers from hauling oil between U.S. ports unless those vessels are American-made, flagged and manned by a crew that is 75 percent U.S. citizens. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Energy and Environment

The Jones Act dilemma: Cut regulations or boost jobs?

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House and Senate lawmakers will take up a bill authorizing the FAA for six months. The legislation is considered a patch, and it will likely exclude much-needed reforms to improve airline safety and boost consumer protections.
Magazine

Congress will punt again on FAA reform

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Easy Rider
Magazine

Easy Rider

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos travels on a private plane to tour schools and attend events across the country. But unlike other top Trump administration officials, DeVos covers the cost of the travel herself, according to a report. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Education

Betsy DeVos’ private plane trips come at ‘no expense to taxpayers’

Melissa Quinn -
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