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Clean air mandates exacerbating dearth in gas tax revenues used for roads, bridges, infrastructure: Expert

March 24, 2025

As gas tax revenues plunge, several states are scrambling to fund basic infrastructure repairs—a crisis made worse by clean air mandates pushing automakers toward electric vehicles, according to an energy policy expert. States primarily use gas tax revenues to fund the maintenance of infrastructure, like bridges and roads. In Oregon, a state with aggressive climate goals, the Department of Transportation has anticipated that it will face an estimated...

DeSantis pushes Florida surgeon general for CDC director role

March 24, 2025

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants President Donald Trump to tap Sunshine State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director. DeSantis contends that the public health official could do more for the state at the CDC than he can now. “Overhauling the CDC would be beneficial to FL. Joe could do more for FL as CDC Director than as FL Surgeon General,”...

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