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What to expect on the road and in the sky while traveling this Labor Day weekend

Get to the airport early. TSA expects to screen about 14 million passengers from Friday to Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 1, 2023

U.S. fines American Airlines for dozens of long tarmac delays

The U.S. Department of Transportation said Monday it is the largest such fine against an airline since rules covering long ground delays took effect about a decade ago.

WEKU · Aug 29, 2023

Virginia, Maryland senators dig in against more National flights - Roll Call

Senators from Virginia and Maryland wrote Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to oppose more flights to Reagan National airport.

Roll Call · Aug 24, 2023

Republicans hoover up earmarks in House spending bills - Roll Call

House Republicans dominate the list of how much members earmarked parts of fiscal 2024 spending bills for projects in their districts.

Roll Call · Jul 24, 2023

Driving across KY? You’ll likely run into summertime road construction.

At any one time, Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray said there are at least some 15 hundred road projects in the commonwealth’s highway plan.Motorists traveling across the Commonwealth this summer are likely to encounter some type of road project.

WEKU · Jul 21, 2023

After Hill funding fight, Buttigieg calls culture wars, drag show focus 'maddening'

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg slammed growing political rhetoric and focus on culture war issues, such as LGBTQ concerns.

WEKU · Jul 20, 2023

LGBTQ-related earmarks stripped out by GOP during House markup

WASHINGTON — House Republicans struck three Democratic projects that would provide services to the LGBTQ community during Tuesday’s fiscal 2024 Transportation-HUD Appropriations markup, enraging Democrats on the committee.

Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023

LGBTQ-related earmarks fight erupts during House markup

House Republicans are seeking to cut three Democratic projects that would provide services to the LGBTQ community during Tuesday’s fiscal 2024 Transportation-HUD Appropriations markup, enraging Democrats on the committee.

Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023

Pete Buttigieg takes down Ron DeSantis over ‘strange’ anti-LGBT campaign video with ‘oiled-up bodybuilders’

‘I’m going to leave aside the strangeness of trying to prove your manhood by putting up a video that splices images of you in between oiled-up shirtless bodybuilders,’ said the transportation secretary

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2023

Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Criticizes DeSantis’ Homophobic Video

Buttigieg questions DeSantis' priorities amid controversial video release

Zenger · Jul 3, 2023