Florida Department of Transportation limiting bridge light displays to government holidays
After a recent policy update, FDOT is now limiting light displays at its facilities and bridges to government holidays only. In addition, the new default color scheme is red, white and blue.
Nominee for Deputy Transportation Secretary Comes Under Fire for Handling of Boeing
In his previous stint in the Transportation Department, Steven Bradbury was accused of interfering with a Senate ...
Florida Dept. of Transportation revises policy on bridge lighting for government holidays only
Floridians should now only expect to see a trio of colors light up state-owned bridges on nine dates annually.
Mass. senators push DOT for answers on air traffic controllers, transportation safety amidst widespread federal cuts
In a letter to the Secretary of Transportation, a group of 13 senators said giving DOGE access to the air traffic control ...
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Major US Airlines Appeal New DOT Rule on Wheelchair Protections
Airlines argue that stricter penalties for damaged mobility devices are excessive, while the DOT maintains they are necessary ...
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NYS DOT outlines historic transportation investments in Hochul's budget
From repairing potholes to improving pedestrian safety, Gov. Kathy Hochul's budget for the 2026 fiscal year calls for several ...
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Change to State Department website sparks fiery rebuke from Beijing over Taiwanese independence
China has accused the Trump administration of “serious regression” in its position on Taiwan, after the State Department removed a line from its website stating that the US does not support ...
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‘He hasn’t figured out eating fish on his own yet’: Young seal wanders onto the streets of New Haven, Conn.
NEW HAVEN — Why did the seal cross the road ... according to Officer Christian Bruckhart, a department spokesperson. Authorities responded to a call around 2:19 p.m. reporting the animal ...
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A Brief History of Efforts to End the Department of Education
Trump’s executive order and his efforts to end the Department of Education seem designed to take us backward, not forward.
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Education Department letter threatens federal funding of any school that considers race in most aspects of student life
The Department of Education sent a “Dear Colleague ... And we teach critical thinking skills, which necessarily requires us to present history in an open and honest way, to answer students ...
Seal makes its way into town not once, but twice
An animal rescue team found the seal outside a New Haven seafood restaurant and returned him to water, before the wayward animal was found on the sidewalk in Fair Haven.