The Senate Ways and Means Committee just released a bold, thoughtful and comprehensive package of bills designed to accelerate our move away from fossil fuels.
Author Archives: Will Brownsberger
Healthy Youth
The “healthy youth” bill that we just passed in the Senate requires that if a public school offers sex education, the curriculum should be age-appropriate, medically-accurate and comprehensive.
Setting Priorities for Rail
After reliability, the next priority has to be supporting mode-shift. We need to get people out of cars into commuter trains, capturing trips that people are already making.
Congestion at Rush Hour
The public is crying out for congestion reduction at rush hour and public transportation can respond to that call. It is time for the deliberations about rail service expansion to zero-in on the one challenge that rail is most likely to be able to meet.
Au Pair Ruling
The recent federal ruling on au pair arrangements creates real hardships, but I do not support legislative reversal of it.
Hands Free At Last
Under the new law, you can talk to your cell phone, but you cannot touch or even look at it while driving, except in true emergency.