Gov. Bev Perdue goes to Washington with a $1 billion-plus wish list in her hand. Hey, the squeaky wheel gets the grease, right?
On the list:
* Airports: $312.2 million
* Highways: $5.1 billion
* Transit: $379 million
* Rail: $256.2 million
* Clean water: $1.25 billion
* Drinking water: $124.8 million
* Flood control and water resources: $62.5 million
All of these projects are supposedly “shovel ready.” I got your shovel right here.
