Government

Mon March 07, 2016

Hundreds of California Transportation Projects in Jeopardy

The San Jose Mercury News is reporting that Californians are paying less in gas taxes, and much less at the pump, as oil prices have plummeted. While that may pad drivers' wallets, the result could be what officials are calling a "catastrophic" impact on the Golden State's highways and city streets....

Fri March 04, 2016

Aspen Passes Measure That Requires Contractors to Limit Construction Noise

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) The Aspen City Council has approved a new law that will require construction contractors to keep the noise down in the summertime as part of an effort to get people to spend more time outdoors in warmer months....

Fri March 04, 2016

Cuomo: Halt Algonquin Pipeline

The Journal News is reporting that Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday urged the federal government to halt construction of the Algonquin natural gas pipeline, citing the potential dangers of its proximity to the Indian Point nuclear plant....

Scott Sonner - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon February 29, 2016

Nev. Needs More Time on Mine Superfund Status

RENO, Nev. (AP) Facing a deadline set by federal regulators, Gov. Brian Sandoval said the state needs more time to decide whether to end its long-held opposition to having an abandoned Nevada mine listed among the nation's most contaminated sites....

Jeffrey Collins - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue March 01, 2016

S.C. Senators Have Plenty of Choices on Spending Road Funds

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) As South Carolina senators prepare to debate how much extra money to give to the state's highways and bridges, the leader of the roads agencies has been careful to give lawmakers plenty of options while not pushing them too hard in any direction....

Tue March 01, 2016

Mosul Dam Break Could Endanger More Than One Million People

CNN is reporting that Iraq's Mosul Dam is facing a "serious and unprecedented risk of catastrophic failure with little warning," the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad warned on Sunday. At the same time, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi played down the threat of a potential breach at the country's largest dam....

Lori Tobias - Tue March 01, 2016

Tenn. Plans to Spend $8.5B on Infrastructure

After three years of work, members of the Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) adopted a plan that will set the course for mid Tennessee regional transportation projects for more than two decades to come....

Wed February 24, 2016

Virginia Prioritizes Process on Transportation Projects

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced that Virginia's new data-driven prioritization process scored nearly 300 transportation projects proposed by localities and regional planning bodies across the state....

Wed February 24, 2016

Plan to Shut Down Guantanamo Calls for Nearly Half a Billion in Construction Costs

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials say the Pentagon's long-awaited plan to shut down the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and transfer the remaining detainees to a facility in the United States calls for up to $475 million in construction costs that would ultimately be offset by as much as $180 million per year in operating cost savings....

Wed February 24, 2016

Unions Sue Over Right-to-Work Ordinance

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. (AP) - Four labor unions are suing a Chicago suburb over an ordinance meant to bar private employers from requiring workers to join unions or pay dues. The lawsuit against Lincolnshire and key village officials was filed Feb....