Friday’s Headlines Shoot Themselves in the Foot

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By Blake AuedOct 23, 2026, 12:01 am81 ptsTrending
The national Highway Trust Fund is already underfunded. Now Congress is facing pressure to cut fuel taxes, draining more money for transit as well as road construction. Yonah Freemark and Thomas Brosy present options for refilling the fund’s coffers, and the best one seems to be raising gas taxes once prices…

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