Governor of California - Wed October 24, 2018
Brown Signs Bills to Block Offshore Drilling Expansion
On Sept. 8 Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed legislation — SB 834 by Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) and AB 1775 by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) — to block new federal offshore oil drilling along California's coast, and announced the state's opposition to the federal government's plan to expand oil drilling on public lands in California....
AASHTO Journal - Mon October 22, 2018
President Calls for Budget Cut From Cabinet Departments as Deficit Increases
President Trump asked for a 5 percent across-the-board budget cut from each federal department during a cabinet meeting on Oct. 17; a budget cut intended to stem the rise of the federal deficit. “I'm going to ask each of you to come back with a 5 percent budget cut from your various departments,” the president said....
Emily Buenzle - Wed October 03, 2018
Making Work Zones Safer: PA Senate Passes Camera Bill
Work zones in Pennsylvania will soon get a little safer. A bill to put speed cameras in active construction zones on the state's highways, as well as the turnpike, was approved by the Pennsylvania Senate on Oct....
AEM - Mon October 01, 2018
AEM Encouraged by Trilateral Trade Agreement
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) President Dennis Slater issued the following statement about the announced United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA):"The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is a step in the right direction....
AASHTO Journal - Mon October 01, 2018
FY 2019 Transportation Funding Potentially Delayed Until December
As the end of the federal government's fiscal year approached, the House of Representatives approved an appropriations “minibus” funding bill on Sept. 26, which includes the Department of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bills for fiscal year 2019, as well as a short term continuing resolution to temporarily fund remaining government programs – including the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development or “THUD” bill approved by the committee back in May 23 – until December 7....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 26, 2018
Colorado Ballot: 'Fix Our Damn Roads'
Coloradans will vote on seven ballot measures in the upcoming November election, two of which are expected to significantly improve transportation around the state if passed. Proposition 110 (formerly Initiative 153 or “Let's Go Colorado”) would increase the state sales tax by .62 cents to increase transportation investment, sunsetting in 20 years....
AASHTO - Mon September 24, 2018
Senate's Opioid Crisis Response Act Provides New Drug Test Options for State DOTs
The passage of the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 or S. 2680 by the U.S. Senate on Sept. 17 by a vote of 99-1 may provide new drug-testing options for state department of transportation personnel, specifically hair and oral fluid testing, as well as requiring the USDOT to create and manage a publicly-available database of drug and alcohol testing data reported by employers by each mode of transportation by March 31, 2019....
AEM - Fri September 21, 2018
Discussion About Trade Draws More than 150 at 'I Make America' Town Hall
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) co-hosted a town hall Sept. 20, 2018, in partnership with Genie, a Terex AWP brand, in front of 150 Genie team members on the business's showroom floor and with thousands more watching online....
AEM - Mon September 17, 2018
AEM: $200B in Tariffs Hurts U.S. Access to Global Market
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) President Dennis Slater issued the following statement opposing the continued escalation of trade tensions with China as a result of the Trump administration's plan to move forward with $200 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods:"This extreme use of tariffs hurts our nation's access to global markets and threatens many of the 1.3 million good-paying equipment manufacturing jobs our industry supports....
ARTBA - Thu September 06, 2018
ARTBA: Century-Old Rule Stifling Transportation Innovations, Safety
A 1916 rule enacted by President Woodrow Wilson's administration is curbing 21st century transportation innovations that could improve safety and quality on the nation's major roadways, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) said in Sept....
