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Pete Buttigieg Is Moving to Michigan. He Should Take the Transportation Department With Him.

It would signal that the transportation future involves decentralization and rapid change rather than Washington-style command-and-control.

Reason

Pete Buttigieg says family ties spurred his move to Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Monday the family connections of his husband, Chasten, helped inspire their decision to officially become Michiganians.

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Buttigieg defends Kavanaugh protesters

Pete Buttigieg defends pro-choice demonstrators who led Brett Kavanaugh to flee a fancy steakhouse

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Buttigieg wins praise for Fox interview: ‘He’s the best communicator in politics today’

Millions of viewers watched the transport secretary talk candidly about people’s right to protest

The Independent UK

Pete Buttigieg defends husband and protesters who forced Brett Kavanaugh to flee steak house

Public officials should not be immune from criticism and peaceful protests, Transport Secretary says

The Independent UK

Buttigieg defends husband and protesters who chased Brett Kavanaugh from steak house

Public officials should not be immune from criticism and peaceful protests, Transport Secretary says

The Independent UK

Buttigieg makes Michigan his official home; experts assess political effect

DETROIT — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his husband Chasten are officially Michiganians — a move that may help bolster the former South Bend, Indiana mayor's future political prospects.

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Pete Buttigieg moves to Democrat-friendly Michigan as he eyes political future

The former South Bend mayor likely has a better chance of running for higher office in the Wolverine State

The Independent UK

California airports get $100 million to upgrade terminals and roads, Buttigieg announces

Standing atop an observation deck at Los Angeles International Airport, the nation’s top transportation official announced Thursday a near $100-million award to upgrade terminals and improve roadways in California’s airports as part of a $1-billion program for 85 airports across the country.

Los Angeles Times

FAA to give airports $1 billion for terminals and upgrades

The Biden administration says it'll spend nearly $1 billion to upgrade airports around the country

The Independent UK

After powering through July 4th weekend, airlines face tough summer

After pushing through storms and some flight cancellations over the busy Fourth of July weekend, airlines and their passengers face the challenge of navigating through the rest of a busy summer.

Tribune News Service

Air travel hits pandemic record

Delays were up, but not catastrophically so

Axios

Hundreds of Flights Axed as US Kicks Off Long Holiday Weekend

Airlines cancelled several hundred US flights Saturday at the start of a long and almost certainly messy holiday travel weekend as carriers struggled to staff their planes. As of mid-day, with Americans gearing up for July 4 Independence Day celebrations, some 600 flights within, into or out of the United…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Delays, cancelations and $10,000 oversold flight offers: Chaos as 4 July travel sets pandemic air travel records

US airports seeing highest number of travelers since pandemic began

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Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Preventable Amtrak crashes are a national problem and also a serious issue for Chicago

Crashes involving Amtrak trains appear rare. But the reality, especially west of Chicago, is that Amtrak trains themselves are infrequent. They run just three or four times a day to most Midwestern destinations. The great long-distance trains that head out west from Chicago — they have names like the Empire…

The Independent UK

All eyes on airlines as July Fourth holiday weekend nears

If you're flying this holiday weekend, be prepared for crowded airports, full planes, and higher-than-normal chances that your flight will be delayed or even canceled

Tribune News Service

‘It’s bad to fly right now:’ Travelers, airlines brace as summer hits busiest stretch

DALLAS — Robert Hopkins got ahead of the summer travel rush with a trip to Scandanavia to celebrate his 27th wedding anniversary with his wife and escape the Texas heat.

WEKU

Pete Buttigieg launches $1B pilot to build racial equity in America's roads

The transportation secretary announces a first-of-its-kind pilot program aimed at helping reconnect cities and neighborhoods racially segregated or divided by road projects.

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The Independent UK

Buttigieg launches $1B pilot to build racial equity in roads

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is launching a $1 billion pilot program aimed at helping reconnect cities and neighborhoods racially segregated or divided by road projects

The Independent UK

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Mic

Bernie Sanders wants to make airlines pay up for canceled flights

And Bernie wants the price to be a cool $55,000 per passenger, he said Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Airline passengers deserve better

In a supreme bit of irony, the day after U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg met with airline leaders about the massive number of recent flight disruptions and cancellations, his own flight was canceled, forcing him to drive from Washington, D.C., to New York.

The Independent UK

Chasten Buttigieg slams Lauren Boebert for attacking husband Pete amid 2-month-old son being on ventilator

Boebert’s committment to families and fathers has been questioned after she mocked paternity leave

The Guardian - US

Holiday travel adds pressure to stressed industry as more US flights canceled

Airlines, reeling from pilot and staff shortages and the effects of bad weather, have interrupted 19,000 flights since Thursday

Axios

Thousands of travelers face flight delays and cancellations over holiday weekend

Pete Buttigieg has said the Transportation Department may take enforcement actions if flight disruptions continue.

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