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What we clearly need most right now is a tangible increase in the sheer number of services across the network.

Passengers at some of Melbourne’s busiest suburban train station are waiting twice as long for trains as those riding the best-served rail lines through the eastern and south-east suburbs.

A stash of $104 million in unused Myki money has been revealed to be sitting in a state government bank acc...

The Myki system will be overhauled if the government chooses not to renew its contract with Japanese techno...

This is our chance to finally equip Melbourne with a contemporary, reliable and scalable ticketing system.

The new year begins with the prospect of big changes to the Montana state Constitution that have been drafted by GOP lawmakers and opposed by conservation groups and others. The Republican-controlled Legislature has already introduced almost four dozen measures to change the document, which dates to the early 1970s. Its the first GOP super-majority in a half-century, and seems determined to change what has long been considered a "progressive" document that protects the states ...

Tap-and-pay card outdated compared with more innovative transport systems that integrate credit cards and smartphones

Groups promoting Latino political participation are keen to get rid of the stereotype of Latino voters as a "sleeping giant," especially in light of the 2022 elections. In the midterms, Latino voters in Nevada reelected the countrys first Latina U.S. Senator, thus helping Democrats keep control of the upper chamber. ...

By Matthew DeFour for Wisconsin Watch.Broadcast version by Mike Moen for Wisconsin News Connection reporting for Wisconsin Watch-Public News Service Collaboration Its Election Day 2022 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and voters in this majority blue city once again have no chance of electing a Democrat to legislative office. That wasnt always the case. New Deal Democrats, running in the wake of a bitter Kohler Co. ...

The New Hampshire Sierra Club is working to increase community activism and environmental stewardship through monthly "climate democracy" gatherings. Participants listen to various speakers and hold discussions related to climate change, social justice and the need for greater citizen engagement to preserve democracy. Catherine Corkery, chapter director of the New Hampshire Sierra Club, said it will take a strong community to find solutions to the states most pressing problem...