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Congress flies blind
What does it require to get members of Congress to take action quickly and decisively on an issue of federal spending? Now we know. The possibility that they will be delayed in an airport terminal somewhere waiting for a flight out of town is apparently...
Tags: Steny Hoyer, Barack Obama, Head Start, Breast Cancer, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Furloughs over, so air controllers (and flights) back on schedule
A week after federal officials launched job furloughs at air traffic control towers, the controllers are back on a regular work schedule -- and airline delays are now caused primarily by severe weather. The number of delays over the week averaged...Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, O'Hare International Airport, Transportation, Road Transportation, Career and Workplace
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Air traffic controllers' furloughs end
The furloughed air traffic controllers are back at work, and now the nation's airlines can blame only bad weather for delays in getting you to your destination. The furloughs that began about a week ago — delaying hundreds of planes across the...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Unemployment, Air Transportation Industry, Travel, Federal Aviation Administration
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Pre-K funding is delivered another blow
States are spending less on pre-kindergarten programs than they did a decade ago, according to a report released Monday. The National Institute for Early Education Research released the State of Preschool 2012 report, calling the last school year...
Tags: Education, Barack Obama, Head Start, Schools, U.S. Congress
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Shuster raps handling of spending cuts in weekly GOP address
U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., delivered the Republican weekly address Saturday. Shuster represents the Ninth Congressional District, which includes Franklin and Fulton counties. “This week, many Americans had their flights delayed or canceled...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Budget Control Act of 2011, Bill Shuster, Republican Party
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Charlotte, N.C., mayor expected to be nominated for Cabinet
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- President Obama will nominate Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx as the new secretary of Transportation on Monday, a White House official said. If confirmed, Foxx would take charge of a department that has been in the spotlight of late...Tags: Eric Holder, Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice, Ray LaHood, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Bill to end sequester's air travel delays flies through Congress
WASHINGTON — Congress approved a quick fix Friday to end the flight delays snarling the nation's airports, and President Obama will sign the bill when it reaches the White House, showing how swiftly compromise can be found when powerful interests...
Tags: John Boehner, Barack Obama, Federal Aviation Administration, Budget Control Act of 2011, Career and Workplace
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Southwest to alter flight times at Atlanta hub
Southwest Airlines said Thursday a key goal in coming months will be making the most of its network — including the routes it inherited when it bought Orlando-based AirTran Airways two years ago. Dallas-based Southwest, which also reported its...Tags: Boeing Co., Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Airlines Co., Gary C. Kelly, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Air travel: That's one silly victory over sequestration
So that’s how you get this Congress to spend money: You cramp their vacation plans. The House on Friday passed legislation that will end the furloughing of air traffic controllers. And what got these famously contentious representatives off...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, John Boehner, Steny Hoyer, Barack Obama, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Florida Dems conflicted about restoring airport control towers
Some Florida Democrats had mixed feelings about their vote on Friday to help travelers and prevent flight delays by averting furloughs of air traffic controllers. They joined the majority House vote of 361 to 41 to pass the transportation bill but...
Tags: Joe Garcia, Head Start, Republican Party, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Weston (Broward, Florida)
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Foul weather, not furlough, primary cause of O'Hare delays
While the airline industry said Friday that the air traffic controller furloughs caused flight delays to triple this week, the impact on Chicago travelers was less severe overall, officials said. O'Hare International Airport experienced delays that in...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, O'Hare International Airport, Career and Workplace, Heavy Engineering, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Needed legislation
With the federal sequester taking across the board reductions in budget, legislators soon found discovered at least one major problem. The cuts impacted the ability to have enough air traffic contollers at the nation's busiest airports. The FAA has said...Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Layoffs and Downsizing, Air Transportation Industry
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