Transportation Department /tags/transportation-department Transportation Department en-US WLRN Thu, 22 Dec 2022 15:00:00 GMT Moody's report says toll-road discounts could drive future ‘pressure’ from motorists /state/2022-12-22/moodys-report-says-toll-road-discounts-could-drive-future-pressure-from-motorists Transponder users will receive 50 percent credits each month they record 35 or more toll-road trips. The financial ratings agency wonders what will happen when the program ends, Thu, 22 Dec 2022 15:00:00 GMT /state/2022-12-22/moodys-report-says-toll-road-discounts-could-drive-future-pressure-from-motorists Jim Turner - News Service of Florida U.S. fines airlines $7.5 million and they must refund customers for canceled flights /transportation/2022-11-14/u-s-fines-airlines-7-5-million-and-they-must-refund-customers-for-canceled-flights Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced action against six airlines, but only one is a U.S. carrier; the others are foreign. "It's too little and too late," one consumer advocate says. Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:23:00 GMT /transportation/2022-11-14/u-s-fines-airlines-7-5-million-and-they-must-refund-customers-for-canceled-flights David Schaper Norman Mineta, first Asian American Cabinet secretary, dies at age 90 /news/2022-05-04/norman-mineta-first-asian-american-cabinet-secretary-dies-at-age-90 Mineta served during the Clinton and Bush administrations, leading the Department of Transportation through the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks. Wed, 04 May 2022 11:54:35 GMT /news/2022-05-04/norman-mineta-first-asian-american-cabinet-secretary-dies-at-age-90 The Associated Press Elaine Chao Used DOT Resources For Personal Errands, Family Business, IG Report Says /news/2021-03-04/elaine-chao-used-dot-resources-for-personal-errands-family-business-ig-report-says The Transportation Department's inspector general referred the findings to the Justice Department in December 2020. The DOJ declined to open its own investigation. Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:16:24 GMT /news/2021-03-04/elaine-chao-used-dot-resources-for-personal-errands-family-business-ig-report-says Jaclyn Diaz