Michael Catalini - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon October 17, 2016
N.J. Lawmakers Vote to Raise State's Gas Tax
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) Gas in New Jersey is about to get more expensive after lawmakers voted on Oct. 7 to raise the tax by 23 cents per gallon to pay for the state's expired transportation trust fund....
Fri October 14, 2016
AED: Obama Admin's Move on Cuba Regulations an Important Step Toward Normalized Relations
Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) President & CEO Brian P. McGuire issued the following statement in response to the Obama administration's announcement that it was amending Cuban sanction regulations to facilitate scientific collaboration, increased humanitarian support and trade and commerce between the United States and Cuba....
Wed October 12, 2016
ADOT Pilot Program Raises Truck Weight Limits on I-10
The Arizona Department of Transportation is beginning a year-long pilot program allowing slightly heavier trucks in one of the state's key transportation corridors, responding to requests from area leaders to help make commercial traffic more efficient....
David Eggert - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed October 05, 2016
Inmates Receive Job Training in 'Vocational Village'
IONIA, Mich. (AP) Few states have been more aggressive in releasing inmates and diverting offenders than Michigan, where a decade ago, 1 out of every 200 people was in prison, and penal costs were beginning to crowd out basic government services....
Wed October 05, 2016
Illinois Tollway to Host Networking Event to Help Veteran-Owned Businesses
The Illinois Tollway will host an Engaging Our Vets networking event on Friday, October 14, in Palos Hills to help veteran-owned firms prepare to do business with the Tollway and other state agencies on construction, professional engineering services, as well as goods and services contracts....
Tue October 04, 2016
N.Y. OKs $27.9M for Rails, Ports
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced $27.9 million in state funding is available to preserve and enhance rail and port services in major trade and passenger travel corridors across New York State. This funding was included in the new $21.1 billion five-year State Transportation Plan under the Governor's Passenger and Freight Rail Assistance Program....
Mike Patrick - Republican-American - Mon October 03, 2016
Environmentalists Claim Powerline Habitats in Danger
WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) They cut through the state's forests and countryside like ski slopes, dotted from one end to the other with vast, 80-ft. (24.4 km) towers of steel that help provide electricity to thousands of utility customers....
Mon October 03, 2016
New Jersey Raises Gas Tax
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey drivers are about to see their traditionally low gas prices rise - dramatically. Drivers gassing up in New Jersey will have to pay 23 cents more per gallon under a deal reached Friday between Republican Gov....
Lindsay Whitehurst and Susan Montoya Bryan - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri September 30, 2016
Facebook Chooses New Mexico Over Utah for Data Center
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Facebook has chosen a village on the edge of New Mexico's largest metropolitan area as the location for its new data center, an announcement that spread quickly as elected officials celebrated a hard-fought win that could have ripple effects for the state's struggling economy....
Fri September 30, 2016
California Voters Will Decide on Prop 51 in November
The California Public School Facility Bonds Initiative, also known as Proposition 51, will be on the Nov. 8, 2016, ballot in California as an initiated state statute. • A “yes” vote supports the state issuing $9 billion in bonds to fund improvement and construction of school facilities for K-12 schools and community colleges....
