Cooper Lohr

It’s wild how many people think Medicaid cuts won’t affect them because their state calls it something like “Healthy Louisiana”. I don’t even care about right or left right now, this level of civic illiteracy is why it’s so easy to pass bills that hurt everyone.

Whether you know it or not, the @cpsc.gov plays an enormous role in keeping kids safe through strong, data-driven, enforceable rules that address safety hazards and prevent injuries. Right now, its mission and independence is under dire threat. @consumerreports.org advocacy via @usatoday.com

US House Republicans propose dropping $20 vehicle registration fee, seek EV fee of $250 U.S. House Republicans will propose dropping a $20 federal annual registration fee on all vehicles starting in 2031 to fund road repairs and will seek a new $250 annual fee on electric cars as part of a tax reform bill under consideration.

this is so stupid. decades of refusing to raise the gas tax has made road funding needlessly complicated. as much as this is framed as fairness based on use, a punitive EV fee (not at all tied to use btw) won’t fix immediate solvency issues. this is a gas tax problem. eventually work toward vmt.

Featured in @politico.com's Weekly Transportation newsletter re: coverage of @consumerreports.org's Friday release responding to NHTSA's announcement of changes to it's crash reporting program for autonomous vehicles.

“This does seem to close the door on a huge number of additional reports,” says William Wallace, who directs safety advocacy for Consumer Reports. “It’s a big carve-out.”

At best, these changes are cosmetic and do nothing to improve compliance/ensure regulators have accurate and complete data.

The Connecticut Ave. bike lane was scrapped not because it wouldn’t work, but because it would. Projects like these are threats to systems we’re all trained to preserve, consciously or not. A culturally endemic issue.

This is part of what’s so insane. As they talk about re-shoring and manufacturing they are actively trying to destroy an entire us manufacturing industry that already exists.

Traveling in a car is ~10x more deadly per mile than taking public transit. Fearmongering about the subway while ignoring how deadly our roads are is just dishonest.

I worry that if the abundance movement isn't clear about its goals, it invites people like transit-trashing Elon Musk to coopt it.

"Every day, more than 100 lives are lost from crashes on U.S. roads, and consumers need a DOT that will fight to bring down this devastating toll."

There are many ways USDOT can improve road safety

Large cuts to NHTSA, our nation's auto regulator, are not one of those ways

Consumer Reports: Transportation Secretary Should Keep DOT Strong to Help Consumers Stay Safe and Reduce Fuel Costs on Our Roads - CR Advocacy Nonprofit, nonpartisan organization cautions against sweeping budget cuts that would pose risks to consumers’ safety and economic well-being nationwide WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumer Reports (CR)…

We at @consumerreports.org are calling on Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy to take key steps to improve road safety and reduce fuel costs—and warning against large-scale cuts that would make this harder, if not impossible. advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_releas...