Pete Buttigieg

CHAMBERLAIN — The Chamberlain Municipal Airport is nothing more than a few hangars, a former mobile home and one runway. It serves outdoor enthusiasts, and when medical emergencies occur to those living in rural central South Dakota, the airport serves as a medevac site to get people to one of Sioux Falls' hospitals quickly. And thanks to federal grants from the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration, the airport is about to get a much needed expansion. DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited the airport Monday afternoon as part...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks with Chamberlain City Administrator Clint Soulek at the Chamberlain Municipal Airport in Chamberlain, SD, on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Annie Todd U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg tours the Chamberlain Airport Terminal in Chamberlain, SD, on Monday Sept. 11, 2023. Annie Todd U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announces an $80 million grant for highway safety improvements at a press conference at a rest stop on I-90 outside of Salem, SD, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023.

Leaders from nine South Dakota tribes met with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on Monday to discuss transportation issues affecting tribes, including roadway safety, emergency response and public transportation. “A lot of tribal citizens don't have access to a vehicle and that's why Tribal Transit and safer road design are so important,” Buttigieg said. “And then the broader issue of missing and murdered women is something that I also believe has links to transportation policy, because if we create better, safer ways for women to get to where they...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit Alaska next week. His office announced visits to Kotzebue, Anchorage and Juneau on the three-day trip starting Monday. The trip is intended to highlight the unprecedented level of federal spending on the state’s infrastructure, made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The state’s total, as of last month, comes to $5.2 billion spread across 934 projects, according to a Biden administration fact sheet. About half of the money is for highways, bridges and other transportation infrastructure. The state is also in line to...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit Alaska next week. His office announced visits to Kotzebue, Anchorage and Juneau on the three-day trip starting Monday. The trip is intended to highlight the unprecedented level of federal spending on the state’s infrastructure, made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The state’s total, as of last month, comes to $5.2 billion spread across 934 projects, according to a Biden administration fact sheet. About half of the money is for highways, bridges and other transportation infrastructure. The state is also in line to...

Portland’s 82nd Avenue is poised for major changes in the next few years —new transit services, safer pedestrian crossings and more sidewalks. On Friday, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg stopped by the area for a tour of what will soon be, and to tout federal dollars that have already been invested in one of Portland’s most dangerous roads. Buttigieg spoke briefly at Portland Community College’s Southeast Campus before hopping on a TriMet bus and traveling all the way up 82nd Avenue to the Portland International Airport. He said his...

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in Oregon two years ago. Photo: Moriah Ratner/Bloomberg via Getty Images Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg will get a firsthand view of 82nd Avenue when he swings through Portland Friday. Why it matters: The makeover of one of Portland's major arterial roads includes $80 million in federal funding for its initial safety-focused stages, but getting Buttigieg's ear now could help officials seek additional money later.

Pete Buttigieg wanted to blast the new DeSantis anti-gay Trump attack ad, but he held back. He instead ridiculed DeSantis’ attempt to prove his masculinity by parading between oiled-bodied men. He then pivoted to the good works the administration was concentrating on. Watch Politics Done Right T.V. here. CNN’s State of the Union host Dana Bash played a clip from primary MAGA Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis. The ad is an attack ad associating Trump with supporting LGBTQ issues. Pete Buttigieg’s first response ridiculed Ron DeSantis and asked the prescient...