Alan Scher Zagier - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon January 18, 2016
Shorter Illinois Highway Emerges From Failed Bid
ST. LOUIS (AP) A long-planned federal highway across southern Illinois connecting Cape Girardeau, Mo., to Paducah, Ky., is no more — at least for now. Federal transportation officials quietly pulled the plug on the 66 Corridor project this past summer after Kentucky withdrew its support for what was once envisioned as a coast-to-coast interstate that would invoke the iconic cross-country Route 66....
Mon January 05, 2015
N.H. Court Rejects Challenges to Auto Dealer Protection Law
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) New Hampshire's Supreme Court on Dec. 29 rejected most challenges to the state's Auto Dealers Bill of Rights law, which was expanded to include manufacturers of tractors and yard and garden equipment....
Wed January 13, 2016
Giant Gold Mao Statue Demolished
CNN is reporting that a giant, golden statue of Mao Zedong, the father of modern China, was demolished because it lacked approval from authorities according to Chinese state media. Images posted on Weibo, China's dominant social media service, showed the seated 36.6 meter (120 feet) statue partially destroyed, with a black shroud covering its head....
Sam Hananel - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed January 13, 2016
SCOTUS to Scrap Mandatory Public Union Fees?
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court appears ready to deliver a major setback to American unions as it considers scrapping a four-decade precedent that lets public-sector labor organizations collect fees from workers who decline to join....
Brenda Ruggiero - Fri January 08, 2016
Austin Approves Construction, Demolition Recycling Ordinance
In November, the city council of Austin, Texas, approved an ordinance to increase the reuse and recycling of materials from construction and demolition projects. The Construction and Demolition Recycling Ordinance is set to go into effect in October 2016....
Fri January 08, 2016
Wyoming Fuel Tax Helps Complete 25 Projects in 2015
Twenty-five pavement preservation projects have been completed using the additional fuel tax revenue WYDOT received during the past two years, and work is either underway or under contract on 13 more projects....
Thu January 07, 2016
Oregon Highway, Transit Funding Sees Boost From Federal Transportation Bill
SALEM, Ore. (AP) A federal transportation bill signed Dec. 4 by President Barack Obama includes help for several Oregon transportation projects. The Oregon Department of Transportation said state and local highway funding will increase by 5 percent to $507 million in the first year, with additional hikes over the next four years....
James Nord - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri January 08, 2016
State Regulators Again Approve Keystone XL
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - State regulators approved again on Tuesday the portion of the Keystone XL oil pipeline that would go through South Dakota, despite the project's stalled status at the federal level....
Mon January 04, 2016
Construction Employment Increases Between November 2014, 2015
Construction employment increased in 190 out of 358 metro areas, was unchanged in 64 and declined in 104 between November 2014 and November 2015, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released Dec....
Giles Lambertson - Mon January 04, 2016
Dysfunctional Congress Might be Losing its “Dys”
For way too long, Senate and House chambers in Washington have been described in a single word: dysfunctional. Unfortunately, the description has been accurate. So it is startling to see Congress starting to function for a change....
