4 Things Tony Avella and David Weprin Get Totally Wrong About Toll Reform – Streetsblog New York (blog)

No, the past nine years weren’t just a dream and you didn’t wake up in 2006. State senators David Weprin and Tony Avella, the Queens Civic Congress, and a few other Queens elected officials really did put on a press conference yesterday to guard against the possibility that…

Emergency Operations: Be prepared for winter weather – Henderson Daily Dispatch

HENDERSON — As part of Winter Weather Awareness Week, which is Nov. 29-Dec. 5, Vance County Emergency Operations Director Brian K. Short is urging residents to update their emergency plans and to stock their emergency supply kits. Vance County, like much of North Carolina, has…

Waterville airport sets sights high after big investments – Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel

Randy Marshall, airport manager at Robert LaFleur Municipal Airport, stands with his dog, Molly, on Thursday on the newly renovated runway at the city-owned airport in Waterville. Staff photo by Michael G. Seamans WATERVILLE — The Robert LaFleur Municipal Airport is poised to handle more…

Official: Christie transportation commissioner to step down – WFMJ

By MICHAEL CATALINIAssociated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – Gov. Chris Christie’s transportation commissioner will resign this month as federal investigators continue a wide-ranging probe into Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which he previously lobbied on behalf of United Airlines. Jamie Fox’s departure…

Swiss agree to extradite Costa Rican to US in FIFA case – The San Diego Union-Tribune

BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Switzerland’s justice ministry on Tuesday granted an American request to extradite former Costa Rican soccer federation president Eduardo Li in the FIFA bribery case. Li was ousted from the FIFA executive committee two days before he could take up his seat…

Spurring Investments And Innovation In Agriculture – TechCrunch

Brian MilneCrunch Network Contributor Brian Milne is a freelance writer and former senior reporter/editor for McClatchy Newspapers, advocating sustainable water technologies and precision agriculture. More posts by this contributor: How to join the network The federal government is often criticized by Silicon Valley for being…

Online-only eVersity ready to enroll after just 18 months – Arkansas Online

There’s a fixture on Michael Moore’s desk. It’s the number 49, and it’s crossed out. The number is something of a motivator for the University of Arkansas System’s vice president for academic affairs. It’s where Arkansas ranks in the nation in the percentage of residents…

Silicon Valley company starts to take court disputes online – WRCB-TV

By SUDHIN THANAWALAAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Imagine working out a divorce without hiring an attorney or stepping into court or disputing the tax assessment on your home completely online. A Silicon Valley company is starting to make both possibilities a reality with software…

South Dakota’s ‘Mars’ marketing campaign drawing job-seekers – Yankton Daily Press

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A workforce development campaign in South Dakota that sells the state as being a better place to live than Mars is generating traffic to the state’s workforce website, despite not-always favorable national attention. The focus is a video ad about…