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Heads Up: 5.22.07

Lower gas tax revenues mean more potholes and tolls. AP "Czar": What's in a name? NYT 867-5309: What's in a number? AP Hey, ...

by Zach Patton | May 22, 2007

Lower gas tax revenues mean more potholes and tolls. AP

"Czar": What's in a name? NYT

867-5309: What's in a number? AP

Hey, Govs: Hope you're not expecting a party in Michigan! Free Press

Mass transit building boom begins in Manhattan. USA Today

MT faces new climate reality. Billings Gazette

FL counties uniting to fight tax cuts. St. Pete Times

ME's "Subway" bill: Should food workers get to eat for free? Kennebec Journal

Got a Heads Up for us? Email 13thfloor@governing.com

Zach Patton | Executive Editor | zpatton@governing.com

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