FEDERAL CHARTER RULE: A court struck down an amendment from Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. yesterday that blatantly favored the taxpayer-subsidzied, union-employed public transit system over a more efficient private charter bus company for providing sports fan shuttle service. The
Seattle area is ground zero for the battle over the application of the federal charter rule. With small to medium size businesses under attack from a revenue-hungry public sector, the charter rule victory is one to be celebrated. -- M.R.
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