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SMART TD’s New DLC Coordinator

November 23, 2015 Designated Legal Counsel (DLC) Anthony Petru has been chosen as coordinator of the DLC Program. Petru replaces long-time DLC member and Coordinator Steve Young, who retired earlier this autumn. Petru is a long-time DLC with years of experience in the rail industry. He graduat [...]

SMART TD names new DLC coordinator

November 20, 2015 Designated Legal Counsel (DLC) Anthony Petru has been chosen as coordinator of the DLC Program. Petru replaces long-time DLC member and Coordinator Steve Young, who retired earlier this autumn. Petru is a long-time DLC with years of experience in the rail industry. He graduat [...]

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Win a Trip to Bass Fishing’s Ultimate Event!

November 20, 2015 The GEICO Bassmaster Classic is the Super Bowl of competitive bass fishing, and now, Union Sportsmen’s Alliance members have a chance to be part of the memorable experience, cheering alongside more than a hundred thousand fellow bass fishing fanatics as pro anglers weigh thei [...]

Great Lakes plans flight changes

November 20, 2015 PRESCOTT, Ariz. – The Denver flight connection that made a brief return to the Prescott Airport this past summer will go away again, effective Dec. 2. Great Lakes Airlines plans to eliminate its connection between Prescott and Denver next month, and replace it with a tw [...]

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DOT's Foxx writes letter to House, Senate Conferees

November 19, 2015 In a letter to Chairman Bill Shuster (R – Pa.) of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, DOT’s Transportation Secretary Anthony R. Foxx wrote the following. Dear Mr. Chairman: I write to express my appreciation for efforts thus far to achieve a [...]

Tags DOT, Grow America Act, MAP 21, Secretary Foxx

Medicare Part B premiums for 2016

November 19, 2015 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced that the standard monthly Part B premium will be $121.80 in 2016. However, most Medicare beneficiaries will not see an increase in their monthly Part B premiums because of a “hold harmless” provision in the law. U [...]

Tags Medicare, Medicare Part B, Railroad Retirement Board, RRB, SSA

NS hostile to CP acquisition bid

November 19, 2015 U.S. railroad operator Norfolk Southern Corp all but rejected a $28.4 billion acquisition offer by Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd on Tuesday, calling it “low-premium” and warning it would face significant regulatory hurdles. While Norfolk Southern said it would care [...]

Tags Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., CP, merger talks, Norfolk Southern Corp., NS

Foxx criticizes funding gaps in transportation bills

November 19, 2015 U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has outlined his concerns about funding gaps in long-term transportation bills proposed by the House and the Senate. In a letter he penned to Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) and released Mond [...]

Tags TIFIA, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx

Former associate DLC John Naughton dies

November 18, 2015 John J. Naughton, former associate designated legal counsel of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and United Transportation Union, died Oct. 29, 2015. Naughton fought for the rights of railroad and other transportation workers as an employee of the former firm of Henslee, M [...]

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U.S. transit bolsters security in wake of Paris attacks

November 18, 2015 Following last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris that left 129 dead and hundreds of others wounded, U.S. transit agencies have stepped up security measures. Among agencies that announced tighter security yesterday is the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (W [...]

Tags security, terrorist attacks, transit