East News Duck Boats Face Call for Safety Improvements, Bans February 24, 2017 By DENISE LAVOIE With their festive, party-like ambiance and ability to travel on land and in water, duck boats have long been tourist... Read More
Texas / South Central News Launch Louisiana Helps Rebuild Flood-Damaged Homes February 24, 2017 By JUDY BERGERON, The Advocate “It may not be perfect, but it’s home.” With that in mind, Launch Louisiana volunteer Shanna Forrestall says the local... Read More
Southeast News DOT Designates Several Cities as Self-Driving Car Test Tracks February 24, 2017 By JEFF MARTIN Self-driving vehicles could begin tooling down a bustling Atlanta, Ga., street full of cars, buses, bicyclists and college students, as... Read More
West News Two Dams Reveal Challenge in Maintaining Older Designs February 23, 2017 By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Twelve years ago, widespread destruction from Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast helped compel federal engineers 2,000 miles away in... Read More
Midwest News Wisconsin Legislators Want Powdered Alcohol Regulated the Same as Liquid Alcohol February 23, 2017 By CARA LOMBARDO Two Democratic state lawmakers have backed away from banning powdered alcohol and instead want to subject it to the same... Read More
East News Maryland Bill Could Make Blocking Four-way Intersection Illegal February 23, 2017 By CARA NEWCOMER, Capital News Service Vehicles that enter an intersection but fail to cross it once the light turns red would be subject to a... Read More
Midwest News Missouri Paid $52M in 5 Years to Settle Suits Against Various Agencies February 23, 2017 Missouri has paid more than $52 million over the last five years to settle lawsuits against various state agencies, according... Read More
The Case of the Missing Picasso February 23, 2017 By Erin Hollenbank, ASA, Enservio Select As a founder of the Cubist movement, Pablo Picasso is widely regarded as one of the most influential artists of... Read More
Study Warns on Cumulative Effect of Nuisance Flooding February 23, 2017 Climate change is being felt in many coastal communities of the United States, not always in the form of big... Read More
Commentary: U.S. Highway Death Rate Can Be Cut to Zero February 23, 2017 By Cass R Sunstein, Bloomberg View In the near future, the U.S. should be able to prevent thousands, and perhaps tens of thousands, of deaths on... Read More