11th District Republicans :: News - Dulles Rail - 2012

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Regional news:
Rail to Tysons and Dulles

Proposals for rail/bus service to Tysons Corner & Dulles Airport
Other news sections: Regional rail/bus transit (other than Dulles line)

May

May 17 - "Dulles Rail board defends its performance" (Washington Examiner)
May 17 - "Airports board puts off vote on labor incentive in Silver Line construction" (Washington Post)
May 17 - "MWAA defers vote on Dulles rail labor" (Washington Times)
May 17 - "Airports Authority calling special session" (WTOP Newsradio)
May 16 - "Board ponders Loudoun's 'biggest decision'" (Ashburn Patch)
May 16 - "Conflict continues over Metro's Silver Line" (FOX5/WTTG-TV)
May 16 - "MWAA ripped in U.S. Department of Transportation IG report" (Loudoun Times Mirror)
May 16 - "MWAA audit finds questionable expenses" (NBC4/WRC-TV)
May 16 - "Feds cite Dulles Rail board for waste, no-bid contracts" (Washington Examiner)
May 16 - "Federal report faults airports authority for weaknesses in controls, oversight" (Washington Post)
May 16 - "Concerns after inspector general report on Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority" (Washington Post blog)
May 16 - "Reprot: Mismanagement rampant at airports authority" (Washington Times)
May 16 - "Audit highly critical of Airports Authority" (WTOP Newsradio)
May 16 - "MWAA: Will correct deficiencies after scathing audit" (WTOP Newsradio)
May 15 - "Metropolian Washington Airport Authority's ethics questioned in audit" (ABC7/WJLA-TV)
May 15 - "Lurching forward on Metro's Silver Line" (Politico)
May 15 - "Rail group asks MWAA to drop PLA" (Reston Patch)
May 15 - "Va. House kills effort to cut Dulles rail funding" (Washington Examiner)
May 15 - "McDonnell's budget amendments defeated" (Washington Times)
May 12 - "Op-ed: Virginia's commitment to Dulles rail" (Washington Post)
May 11 - "McDonnell budget amendment could hurt Metro Silver Line funding" (Washington Post)
May 10 - "Silver Line to Dulles not important to most Virginians, according to Post poll" (Washington Post)
May 9 - "McDonnell airs grievances with MWAA" (Washington Examiner)
May 9 - "Va. Transportation Secretary Sean Connaughton lays out position on Silver Line" (Washington Post)
May 9 - "Loudoun supervisors undaunted by Silver Line report" (WTOP Newsradio)
May 6 - "Silver Line faces hurdles despite progress" (Washington Post)
May 3 - "Va. lawmaker wants Congress to wade into fight over DC Metro expansion" (The Hill)
May 3 - "Pressure builds to drop union labor on Dulles Rail" (Washington Examiner)
May 2 - "Business leaders call for rejecting PLA" (Reston Patch)
May 2 - "Airports board probed for porential conflicts" (Washington Examiner)
May 2 - "U.S. transportation secretary tries to save Virginia's Silver Line" (Washington Post)
May 2 - "LaHood to try to whip Dulles rail actors into agreement" (WTOP Newsradio)
May 1 - "Politics, union issues could derail Silver LIne project" (WTOP Newsradio)

April

Apr. 30 - "Some doubt Phase 2 will ever be built" (Reston Patch)
Apr. 30 - "Wolf wants greater scrutiny of airports board" (Washington Examiner)
Apr. 30 - "Silver Line's second phase to Dulles in doubt" (Washington Post)
Apr. 30 - "Frank Wolf wants an Inspector General for MWAA" (Washington Post blog)
Apr. 25 - "McDonnell, Kaine spar over funding for Dulles Rail" (Washington Examiner)
Apr. 24 - "McDonnell may sue to get Va. members on Airports Authority board" (Washington Post blog)
Apr. 20 - "Concern over Metro's Silver Line gorws, talks planned" (Washington Post blog)
Apr. 19 - "Virginia, airports board still at odds over Dulles Rail project" (Washington Examiner)
Apr. 19 - "Process to start second part of Dulles rail line delayed" (Washington Post)
Apr. 18 - "Opting out may not take Loudoun off the hook for Silver Line" (Ashburn Patch)
Apr. 18 - "Va. Dems kill budget deal over Dulles Rail money" (Washington Examiner)
Apr. 18 - "Va. budget goes off the rails again" (Washington Post)
Apr. 18 - "Dulles Rail project officially over budget" (WTOP Newsradio)
Apr. 17 - "Loudoun Board split over Metro" (NBC4/WRC-TV)
Apr. 17 - "Will real rail stop in Loudoun?" (Reston Patch)
Apr. 17 - "Study: Silver Line worth $386m in taxes for Loudoun" (Washington Examiner)
Apr. 16 - "Transportation projects could suffer in Silver Line trade-off" (Vienna Patch)
Apr. 16 - "Dulles rail could stall slew of other state projects" (Washington Times)
Apr. 15 - "$300M for Dulles rail endangers 40 Va. transportation projects" (Washington Times)
Apr. 13 - "McDonnell, legislators continue to battle over transportation" (Washington Post blog)
Apr. 11 - "Fairfax approves Silver Line station names" (Washington Examiner)
Apr. 11 - "Fairfax County backs Dulles Rail, despite concerns" (Washington Examiner)
Apr. 10 - "Fairfax County 'in' for Dulles Metrorail phase 2" (Herndon Patch)
Apr. 10 - "Funding for second phase of Metro's Silver Line uncertain" (Washington Post)
Apr. 10 - "Fairfax County Board of Supervisors reaffirms commitment to Silver Line's second phase" (Washington Post blog)
Apr. 9 - "Va. Sen. Colgan: Silver Line doesn't outweigh other budget priorities" (Washington Post)
Apr. 8 - "Fairfax board set to give go-ahead for part two of Silver Line" (Washington Examiner)
Apr. 7 - "McDonnell offered millions for Metro, but offer disappeared, senator says" (Washington Post blog)
Apr. 6 - "Silver Line may cause hassle for Reston residents" (ABC7/WJLA-TV)
Apr. 3 - "Reston group warns of gridlock as Dulles Toll Road rates rise" (Washington Post)
Apr. 3 - "Fairfax Chamber wants Dulles Rail money in Va. state budget" (Washington Post blog)
Apr. 2 - "Metro Silver Line in jeopardy over awarding contracts" (FOX5/WTTG-TV)
Apr. 1 - "Liberals should yield on Silver Line labor issue" (Washington Post)

March

Mar. 29 - "Virginia renews threat to pull Dulles Rail funding" (Washington Examiner)
Mar. 29 - "Loudoun chairman says unionized labor on Silver Line project is a likely deal breaker" (Washington Post)
Mar. 28 - "Dulles Metro could bog down Va. budget plan" (Washington Times)
Mar. 28 - "Loudoun Co. backing out could delay Dulles Rail project" (WTOP Newsradio)
Mar. 25 - "Loudoun Conty in hot seat on approving Metro's Silver Line decision" (Washington Post)
Mar. 22 - "Airports board won't give in on Dulles Rail union labor" (Washington Examiner)
Mar. 21 - "Fairfax County Board defers Metrorail vote" (Annandale Patch)
Mar. 21 - "Fairfax County Board of Supervisors hears pros, cons on extending Metrorail to Dulles" (Washington Post blog)
Mar. 21 - "Loudoun County undecided on Dulles Rail" (WTOP Newsradio)
Mar. 20 - "Editorial: Questions still dog Dulles Rail's economic assumptions" (Washington Examiner)
Mar. 19 - "Dulles Metrorail expansion: Vienna business owner wants MWAA project off his property" (ABC7/WJLA-TV)
Mar. 15 - "Support strong for Phase 2, but project taking its toll" (Fairfax Times)
Mar. 13 - "Dulles Rail labor standoff may take toll on cummbers" (WTOP Newsradio)
Mar. 11 - "MWAA: Dulles Rail 'does not need Va.'s money'" (Washington Examiner)
Mar. 11 - "Worries tarnish view of Silver Line rail extension" (Washington Post)
Mar. 8 - "Silver Line construction by the numbers" (McLean Patch)
Mar. 7 - "Editorial: Dulles Rail: What we still don't know" (Leesburg Today)
Mar. 7 - "Dulles Metro price tag: $2.7 billion to $3.2 billion" (Washington Examiner)
Mar. 6 - "New price tag on Dulles Metro project" (NBC4/WRC-TV)
Mar. 6 - "MWAA: Silver Line Phase 2 costs on target" (Reston Patch)
Mar. 6 - "Cost estimate dips for Phase 2 of Metro Silver Line" (Washington Post blog)
Mar. 6 - "Cost estimate for Dulles Rail project on target" (WTOP Newsradio)
Mar. 5 - "Editorial: Dulles rail's hefty cost" (Washington Post)
Mar. 1 - "Cuccinelli reverses Dulles Rail decision on union labor" (Washington Examiner)
Mar. 1 - "Loudoun to decide whether it is in - or out - on helping to pay for second phase of Dulles rail" (Washington Post blog)

February

Feb. 29 - "Cuccinelli: Virginia can't block union labor on Dulles Rail project" (Washington Examiner)
Feb. 27 - "Virginia on verge of gaining more seats on board overseeing new Metro line" (Washington Post)
Feb. 25 - "Virginia gets new voice on airports board" (Washington Examiner)
Feb. 24 - "Virginia votes to cut Dulles funding in union dispute" (Washington Examiner)
Feb. 24 - "Virginia governor to appoint tech executive to airports board" (Washington Post)
Feb. 22 - "Labor pact for Dulles Metrorail opposed" (Washington Times)
Feb. 22 - "Dulles Rail may be in jeopardy, again" (WTOP Newsradio)
Feb. 21 - "Metro seeks input on Silver LIne names" (Washington Examiner)
Feb. 21 - "Naming new Silver Line Metro stations a challenge" (WTOP Newsradio)
Feb. 19 - "Longtime Airports board member Mame Reiley resigns for health reasons" (Washington Examiner)
Feb. 18 - "Mame Reiley resigns from Airports Authority board, citing 'health challenges'" (Washington Post)
Feb. 17 - "Toll Road drivers might get slight reprieve" (Fairfax Times)
Feb. 17 - "Maryland workers outnumber Virginians on Dulles Rail project" (Washington Examiner)
Feb. 16 - "Dulles tolls could double by next year" (Washington Examiner)
Feb. 16 - "Proposed Dulles Toll Road rates tied to Va. contribution to rail project" (Washington Post)
Feb. 16 - "Virginia member of Airports Authority board steps down" (Washington Post blog)
Feb. 15 - "Dulles Toll Road rates increasing" (ABC7/WJLA-TV)
Feb. 15 - "Virginia fails to thwart use of union labor on Dulles project" (Washington Examiner)
Feb. 15 - "Driving the Dulles Toll Road could triple by 2018" (WTOP Newsradio)
Feb. 10 - "Fairfax County leader joins citizens' group in questioning Dulles Toll Road numbers" (Washington Examiner)
Feb. 7 - "Legislators on track to approve McDonnell's appointees to the airports authority board" (Washington Post blog)
Feb. 3 - "Dulles rail back on track, managers say" (Washington Examiner)
Feb. 1 - "Va. lawmakers puth to prohibit mandatory union labor in Dulles rail construction" (Washington Examiner)
Feb. 1 - "Va. House, Senate approve ban on mandatory labor agreements" (Washington Times)

January

Jan. 31 - "Metro: Riders' fares to cover 42% of Silver Line in first 3 years" (Washington Examiner)
Jan. 31 - "" (Va. House, Senate pass bills barring state contracts tied to unionsWashington Post blog)
Jan .31 - "Va. House advances ban on mandatory labor agreements" (Washington Times)
Jan. 30 - "Va. Republicans train fire on union requirements for public-works projects" (Arlington Sun Gazette)
Jan. 30 - "Dulles rail labor bill moves forward in House" (Washington Examiner blog)
Jan. 27 - "Legislators target Dulles rail project" (Fairfax Times)
Jan. 27 - "RCA: Forecast overestimates toll revenue" (Reston Patch)
Jan. 25 - "Dulles Metrorail in Loudoun could be scrapped" (ABC7/WJLA-TV)
Jan. 25 - "Loudoun County budget causes Metro concerns" (NBC4/WRC-TV)
Jan. 25 - "Loudoun, Fairfax officials ask for tab on running Silver Line" (Washington Examiner)
Jan. 25 - "Loudoun County may back out of Dulles Rail project" (WTOP Newsradio)
Jan. 20 - "Quick-fix airport authority bill fails to pass Va. House" (Washington Times)
Jan. 19 - "Board weighs eliminating Metro stop at Dulles" (Washington Examiner)
Jan. 19 - "House kills bill to add Va. seats to the airports authority" (Washington Post blog)
Jan. 19 - "Bill to reconfigure MWAA advances in Va. House" (Washington Times)
Jan. 18 - "Metro Dulles rail go to Dulles?" (ABC7/WJLA-TV)
Jan. 18 - "Delay seen in Virginia seating new appointees to airports board" (Washington Post)
Jan. 18 - "Radical change proposed for Dulles Rail project, would scrap station" (WTOP Newsradio)
Jan. 17 - "Va. bill seeks to cap toll, gov't costs by limiting unions" (WTOP Newsradio)
Jan. 14 - "Emergency Virginia law on airports authority tabled until next week" (Washington Examiner blog)
Jan. 13 - "Va. leaders push to pass legislation to support increased size of Airports Authority board" (Washington Post blog)
Jan. 6 - "Good and bad news on Dulles rail construction" (WTOP Newsradio)
Jan. 5 - "Virginia governor, airports authority tussle over Dulles rail money" (Washington Examiner)
Jan. 4 - "Airports Authority awaits new Board members" (Washington Post blog)

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