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U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Affirms Obama Administration Commitment to High-Speed Rail, Discusses Manufacturing Benefits in Meeting with Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa and California Business Leaders

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, in a meeting with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and local business leaders, today affirmed the Obama Administration’s commitment to California high-speed rail and discussed how investments in high-speed rail are essential to keeping California’s...

DOT Fines Spirit Airlines Over Handling of Disability Complaints

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Spirit Airlines $100,000 for failing to appropriately record and respond to complaints about the carrier’s treatment of passengers with disabilities, violating DOT’s rules implementing the Air Carrier Access Act which prohibits...