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Transportation advocates were dealt a heavy blow in November when the $1 billion rail and road ballot initiative was soundly rejected by voters. Unlike the 2000 rail-only initiative, which was broader and almost passed, this one wasn’t even close with only 43 percent of the electorate giving it a thumbs up.
Visit http://www.reca.org/blog/post/30-days-off-the-road to view the full article online.
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Advocacy
It took just two days for the new Senate to leave former Sen. Tom Coburn’s legacy behind, quickly passing a terrorism insurance bill that the Oklahoma Republican had single-handedly blocked late last year. The bill renewed the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, which expired at the end of last year after Mr. Coburn launched a one-man opposition effort, objecting to one specific part of the measure that creates a national registry for insurance agents.
Visit http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jan/8/terrorism-insurance-bill-passes-quickly-after-tom-/ to view the full article online.
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National News
There’s one industry that’s virtually always overlooked in these discussions– commercial real estate. Nevertheless, mark my words. This industry is on the brink of disruption. Though one of the oldest industries in the United States, commercial real estate has lagged behind other industries in terms of innovation, particularly when it comes to adopting and advancing technology In fact, it has been argued that the commercial real estate market is in the same place that the financial services industry was 20 years ago.
Visit http://www.forbes.com/sites/groupthink/2014/12/16/why-commercial-real-estate-is-ripe-for-disruption-in-2015/ to view the full article online.
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A Minneapolis start-up wants to do for commercial real estate what Priceline and Expedia did for travel. Just as third-party websites diminished the need for travel agents, this new company is trying to harness technology to remove a layer between a business hunting for office space and an owner looking to fill its building.
Visit http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/286435161.html to view the full article online.
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