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(The Center Square) – Electric buses are proving unreliable this winter for Vermont's Green Mountain Transit, as it needs to be over 41 degrees for the buses to charge, but due to a battery recall the buses are a fire hazard and can't be charged in a garage.

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WHAT OREGON GETS

$3.4 billion for highways and roads

$747 million for public transportation

$529 million for water systems

$268 million for bridges

$211 million for airport improvements

$100 million for broadband access

$52 million for electric vehicle charging stations

$39 million for wildfire mitigation

$15 million for cyberattack defenses

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A variety of new laws take effect Sunday in Washington state, ranging from measures that make it easier for certain businesses to serve alcohol to a plan that compensates people who have been wrongfully convicted.