Wed April 18, 2018
Equipment Industry Calls for Permanent Tariff Exemption for Canadian Steel
Two leading international trade associations joined forces to urge the Trump administration to permanently exempt Canada from steel tariffs and modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) without scrapping the accord entirely....
Emily Buenzle - Fri April 13, 2018
Former Coal Lobbyist Becomes EPA's No. 2
The U.S. Senate confirmed President Trump's appointment of energy lobbyist Andrew Wheeler to serve as EPA deputy administrator on April 12 with a 53-45 vote. Wheeler's nomination for the position was advanced on Feb....
James Anderson – Associated Press - Wed April 11, 2018
Colorado Transportation Funding Bill Advances
DENVER (AP) Colorado's Senate on March 21 tentatively approved a bill to ask voters next year if the state can issue $3.5 billion in bonds for roads and bridges while injecting a one-time installment of $500 million into transportation projects....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 10, 2018
Legislature Passes Bill, OKs Projects
A massive 222-page transportation bill passed by the Utah Legislature this spring will likely see future highway projects impacting both transit and infrastructure get the green light for funding more quickly than those projects not intermodal....
Melinda DeSlatte - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon April 09, 2018
Local Gas Tax Idea Rebuffed by La. House Tax Committee
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Louisiana parishes and municipalities won't be able to raise their own gas taxes to pay for road and bridge work. Lawmakers on the House tax committee spurned a proposed constitutional amendment March 26 that would have removed an existing ban keeping local governments from levying taxes on motor fuels....
Mon April 02, 2018
As Rail Tunnel Effort Teeters, a Smaller Win for New Jersey
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. (AP) As a multibillion-dollar rail tunnel project languishes amid political squabbling, New Jersey celebrated a smaller infrastructure victory. Officials announced an $18 million grant to rebuild a crumbling highway bridge near the Lincoln Tunnel, the culmination of a three-year process using a federal grant program that would be discontinued under President Donald Trump's proposed budget....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 27, 2018
State to Decide Fate of $1.6B Project
Texas transportation officials are hoping to soon get the green light on a badly needed $1.6 billion interstate project. But politics have stalled the LBJ East widening plans and it's unclear when it might move forward....
Fri March 23, 2018
New Fed Spending Package Benefits Savannah Harbor
In its new government spending package, Congress has set aside $50 million for Savannah harbor deepening work — this represents the most federal funding for Georgia's top economic development project, yet it's also only half of the nearly $1 billion expansion supporters say is needed to keep construction on track....
Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 14, 2018
Impact of Steel Tariffs: The Industry Reacts
Some construction and heavy equipment associations expressed utter dismay recently at the Trump Administration's steel and aluminum tariff decision. Yet other industry reactions to the Mar. 8 announcement were more measured, almost hopeful....
Tue March 13, 2018
Budget Estimate Yields More Than $500M in Extra Revenue
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah lawmakers setting this year's state budget estimate said they will have more than $500 million in surplus tax collections to work with. Legislators released estimates on Feb....
