Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu February 24, 2022
As Gas Taxes Dwindle From Electric Vehicle Use, Congress Looks for Solutions, Strategies
For all its faults, the Highway Trust Fund, funded through gas tax revenue, is the main financial support for America's roads and bridges. It hasn't increased with inflation — in fact, it hasn't increased in almost 30 years — even as road and bridge conditions deteriorate....
ARTBA - Wed February 09, 2022
Water Rule Withdrawal Threatens Biden Administration's Own Infrastructure Agenda
The Biden administration's withdrawal of the 2020 "Navigable Waters Protection Rule" (NWPR) jeopardizes its own infrastructure goals by increasing delays to important transportation projects, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) said....
Associated Press - Tue February 08, 2022
Lawmakers Vacate 70-Year-Old California Capitol Building for Demo
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) While California's Legislature reconvened in early 2022, staff are currently busy building boxes instead of bills as they work to quickly vacate their offices ahead of the scheduled demolition of their nearly 70-year-old workspace....
Fox Business & The Hill - Mon February 07, 2022
Biden Signs Order Requiring PLAs for Federal Building Projects Over $35M
President Joe Biden penned an executive order Feb. 4 that would require certain federal construction projects to use project labor agreements (PLAs). The agreements set standards for wages and other conditions with a labor organization prior to a project....
AEM - Mon February 07, 2022
AEM Applauds Pro-Manufacturing Policies in COMPETES Act
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) senior vice president of government and industry relations Kip Eideberg issued the following statement on the House passage of the COMPETES Act. "Passage of the America COMPETES Act moves us one step closer to our goal of strengthening America's supply chains, training the next generation of skilled workers and supporting the future of equipment manufacturing in America," said Eideberg....
Office of Gov. Walz - Wed February 02, 2022
Walz Details 2022 Local Projects Plan
Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced Jan. 18 their 2022 Local Jobs and Projects Plan — their capital investment recommendation for the upcoming legislative session. The $2.7 billion plan invests in critical projects that preserve existing infrastructure and historical assets, address current needs in communities across the state and build a stronger future for Minnesota....
Willett Public Affairs - Wed January 19, 2022
N.Y. Gov. Hochul Signs Construction Industry Public Contracting Advisory Council Bill Into Law
The Construction Industry Public Contracting Advisory Council bill (Ch. 782, Laws of 2021) has been signed into law by New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul. The new law will set in motion the process to reform the public works contracting process for construction contractors and subcontractors across New York state....
City & State Pennsylvania - Tue January 18, 2022
USDOT Secretary Buttigieg Promotes $1.6B From Fed Bill to Fix Pa.'s Bridges
Standing in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Drive Bridge in Philadelphia on Jan. 14, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg highlighted the bridge funding that the city and commonwealth will receive as part of the federal infrastructure bill....
Gov. Abbott - Tue December 28, 2021
Gov. Abbott Debuts New Wall Construction
Gov. Greg Abbott recently held a press conference debuting the construction of the Texas border wall in Rio Grande City — just six months after he announced Texas would build its own border wall....
New Hampshire Union Leader - Thu December 23, 2021
New Hampshire Sen. Shaheen Presses Biden to Ramp Up Infrastructure Spending
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire has urged the Biden administration to expand outreach and to advance planning grants as soon as possible to help states, cities and towns make the most of the new federal infrastructure law, the Union Leader in Manchester, N.H., has learned....
