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Gore, Governors Target Suburban Sprawl
By Ryan Thornburg
Washingtonpost.com Staff
Tuesday, March 2, 1999
It may seem a little pedestrian to political junkies who are used to arguing over abortion, taxes and race relations, but Vice President Gore and several governors are making suburban sprawl a cornerstone of their political agendas.
In Seattle on Sunday, Gore continued to promote the administration's "livability agenda" that he introduced in January.
In addition to New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman (R) and Maryland Gov. Parris N. Glendening (D), who have directly tackled suburban sprawl, several state and regional transportation proposals put forth by lawmakers this year are taking aim at fast-growing areas surrounding cities such as Atlanta and North Carolina's Raleigh-Durham area.
"We had a little learning experience, a come-to-Jesus meeting."
– Minn. state Sen. Dean Johnson (R), after Gov. Jesse Ventura called him in for a meeting to discuss Johnson's letter asking Ventura to spend more time in Minnesota. (The Star-Tribune, Minneapolis, March 2) .
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• Will 'Smart Growth' Prove to Be Smart Political Topic? (The Seattle Times, March 1)
• Gore Proposal Aims at Urban Sprawl (The Washington Post, Jan. 11)
• Governor Looks Tough on Sprawl (The Baltimore Sun, Feb. 23)
• South Carolina vs. Sprawl (The State, Columbia, S.C., Feb. 23)
• Pushing Timed Growth (The Times, Trenton, N.J., Feb. 22)
• Legislator's 3 Bills Take Aim at Sprawl in Municipalities (The Inquirer, Feb. 9)
• Growing Smarter Faces Challenges (The Arizona Republic, Feb. 8)
• Barnes Proposes State Transportation Authority (The Macon Telegraph, Jan. 26)
White House 2000: GOP Announcements Abound
While conservative commentator Pat Buchanan announced his bid for the GOP presidential nomination in no uncertain terms, Texas Gov. George W. Bush is scheduled to talk with local reporters about something – wink, wink, nudge, nudge – at 2 p.m. today. Bush hosted another state delegation of supporters in Austin on Monday.
• Pat Buchanan Making Third Try for White House (Foster's Daily Democrat, March 2)
• Carolina Delegations Back Bush (The Dallas Morning News, March 2)
• A State-by-State Look at Bush Supporters (Austin American-Statesman, March 2)
Ryan Thornburg can be reached at ryan.thornburg@washingtonpost.com
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