Associations praise and criticize budget proposal President Barack Obama's $3.9 trillion wish list—his proposed budget for fiscal year 2015—provoked strong reactions from many groups, even though many initiatives have no chance of moving forward in an election year. Obama calls for overhauling the corporate tax code, for example, and using the additional revenue to pay for transportation improvements. The American Trucking Associations pointed out the unlikelihood of that happening. "Today's proposed budget misses the mark when it comes to the transportation needs of the U.S. economy," said ATA President Bill Graves. "It provides no real funding solutions for the long-term… Read More