Associated Press - Wed March 06, 2019
Gov. Tim Walz Unveils Capital Plan
FORT SNELLING, Minn. (AP) Democratic Gov. Tim Walz recently unveiled his first capital spending proposal, a $1.27 billion public construction borrowing bill that he said would benefit the entire state of Minnesota, and he challenged Republicans to support it....
Marc Levy – Associated Press - Mon March 04, 2019
Third Time a Charm? Wolf Revisits Police Fee Plan
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) The latest effort by Gov. Tom Wolf to impose a fee on municipalities that rely on state troopers, instead of a local police force, is generating new conversations, if not an embrace, as budget makers try to end the constitutionally questionable use of highway dollars to underwrite the Pennsylvania State Police....
David Porter – ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon March 04, 2019
Bill Seeks to Break Funding Impasse on $13B Tunnel Project
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) Lawmakers advanced legislation Feb. 7 aimed at accelerating progress on a new, $13 billion rail tunnel between New Jersey and New York as a funding impasse with the federal government continues to keep the project stuck in neutral....
Associated Press - Thu February 28, 2019
Transportation Officials Reviewing Gov's Proposal to Fund Road Repairs in W.Va.
CHARLESTON, W. VA. (AP) West Virginia Department of Transportation Secretary Tom Smith said officials are reviewing a proposal by Gov. Jim Justice to take road bond money meant for major projects and use it to repair secondary roads....
ARTBA - Thu February 28, 2019
'Waters of the U.S.' Reg Rewrite to Reduce Transportation Project Delays
Man-made, roadside ditches provide critical surface drainage that protects the traveling public and should be exempt from federal wetland regulations, American Road & Transportation Builder Association (ARTBA) Vice Chairman David Harwood told a Feb....
Associated Press - Wed February 27, 2019
Arkansas Governor Announces $300M Highway Funding Plan With Gas Tax Hike
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Arkansas' governor on Feb. 11 unveiled a $300 million highway funding plan that calls for increasing taxes and tapping into expected casino revenue, hoping to win over fellow Republicans who have said they want to address road needs before taking up his proposed income tax cut....
AASHTO Journal - Mon February 25, 2019
FRA Rescinds Funding for California High Speed Rail Project
In a Feb. 19 letter, the Federal Railroad Administration informed the California High Speed Rail Authority that it intends to cancel $929 million in federal grants yet to be paid for building a high-speed rail link between the Los Angeles region and the San Francisco bay area....
Office of U.S. Senator Jack Reed - Thu February 14, 2019
Reed Seeks $100B in Federal Dollars to Help Upgrade R.I., America's Schools
Citing the direct connection between learning and learning environment and noting the importance of public education to the future of our economy, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined a broad coalition of educators, business, community and civil rights leaders and representatives from the building trades to unveil the Rebuild America's Schools Act, a proposal to invest $100 billion in the physical and digital infrastructure of schools across America....
Office of Sen. Bill Dodd - Wed February 13, 2019
Sen. Dodd Introduces Bill to Streamline Project Funding
Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, has introduced legislation that would reduce the cost of road, bridge, bicycle and pedestrian projects that use federal transportation funds, allowing more improvements with the same amount of money....
AED - Tue February 12, 2019
VP of Political Action Stowers Makes the Case for Infrastructure Investment
On Feb. 8, AED's newly appointed Vice President of Political Action Wes Stowers (CEO of Stowers Machinery), participated in an infrastructure panel discussion at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. The event was hosted by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and No Labels, an organization dedicated to bringing together both political parties to solve the nation's biggest issues in a non-partisan manner....
