Government

Melinda Deslatte - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon November 07, 2016

Funds Steered to Roadwork in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration is stalling hundreds of millions in construction projects planned for state financing to instead steer more money to state building and university repairs and roadwork....

Mon November 07, 2016

Georgia to Evaluate Pipelines

ATLANTA (AP) A committee evaluating petroleum pipelines in Georgia is planning public hearings in Augusta and Atlanta. The hearings will include testimony and comments from the public, The Augusta Chronicle reported....

Thu November 03, 2016

Tokyo Struggling With Costs of 2020 Olympic Games

TOKYO (AP) - The head of a Tokyo government cost-cutting panel has criticized 2020 Olympic organizers for not cooperating on recommendations designed to reduce spiraling expenses for the games. The panel has said the cost of the Tokyo Olympics could exceed $30 billion _ four times the initial estimate - unless drastic cuts are made....

Wed November 02, 2016

Dakota Access Pipeline May Be Rerouted to Address Native American Concerns

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — President Barack Obama says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is examining whether the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline can be rerouted in southern North Dakota to alleviate the concerns of American Indians....

Ellen Knickmeyer - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri October 28, 2016

Measure Would Give State Voters Say on Mega-Projects

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A proposition that a prosperous farmer brought to the California ballot would threaten two ambitious water and rail projects that Gov. Jerry Brown is pushing, requiring voters' OK before launching any state building project requiring $2 billion or more in revenue bonds....

Fri October 28, 2016

Nevada Governor Signs Bill Raising Tax to Finance NFL Stadium in Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) Nevada's governor signed a bill Oct. 17 clearing the way for a Las Vegas stadium that could be home to the Raiders, although NFL owners still need to approve the team's move from Oakland before Sin City becomes a football town....

Thu October 27, 2016

Extra 76,000 Construction Workers Needed to Tackle Ireland's Housing Crisis

The website the Irish Mirror is reporting that an extra 76,000 construction workers are needed to deliver on the government's €43 billion action plan to tackle the housing crisis, it was warned on Wednesday....

Thu October 27, 2016

Man Disguised as a Construction Worker Destroys Donald Trump's Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame

The website Deadline Hollywood is posting a video showing a man dressed up as a construction worker destroying the star of Donald Trump on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. The act of vandalism occurred early Thursday morning in L.A....

Wed October 26, 2016

Federal Judge Sides With Contractors Over Labor Department Rule

The website The Hill is reporting that a federal judge has temporarily blocked a Labor Department rule requiring all federal contractors bidding on contracts over $500,000 to report any labor law violations they've had in the last three years....

Tue October 25, 2016

Contractor Groups Sue NYC to Stop New Crane Regs

A group of contractor associations have sued the City of New York to stop the enforcement of arbitrary and capricious crawler crane safety requirements that the City put into place in response to a February crane accident in Lower Manhattan....