Ryan Alexander

For the first time in more than 30 years, the federal government has decided to hold off on authorizing new leases for coal mining on federal land.

No matter how hard lawmakers try to close their eyes, click their heels, and hope for the best, they can’t make highway funding magically appear. But that doesn’t stop them fiddling and flailing as they burn through the Highway Trust Fund.

For the first time in more than 30 years, the federal government has decided to hold off on authorizing new leases for coal mining on federal land.

No matter how hard lawmakers try to close their eyes, click their heels, and hope for the best, they can’t make highway funding magically appear. But that doesn’t stop them fiddling and flailing as they burn through the Highway Trust Fund.