Tag: infrastructure
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‘Infrastructure week’ an opportunity for progress
Read More →: ‘Infrastructure week’ an opportunity for progressThe White House kicks off a series of week-long events focused on revitalizing the nation’s crumbling infrastructure. Could this week’s focus be…
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House crafts $85B infrastructure spending bill
Read More →: House crafts $85B infrastructure spending billHouse Democrats drafted the LIFT America Act, an $85 billion infrastructure bill.
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Senate drafts bill to spur infrastructure growth
Read More →: Senate drafts bill to spur infrastructure growthThe legislation would leverage private-sector dollars through a new investment bank to upgrade the nation’s infrastructure.
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Civil engineers give US infrastructure a D+ rating
Read More →: Civil engineers give US infrastructure a D+ ratingThe American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently gave U.S. infrastructure a poor grade.
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Senate confirms Chao as secretary of transportation
Read More →: Senate confirms Chao as secretary of transportationThe Senate confirmed Elaine Chao, former secretary of labor, as the new administration’s secretary of transportation.
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Infrastructure investments emphasized in Trump victory speech
Read More →: Infrastructure investments emphasized in Trump victory speechDonald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States in the wee hours of the morning Nov. 9, and he…
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Report: Voters willing to re-elect legislators who support gas tax bills
Read More →: Report: Voters willing to re-elect legislators who support gas tax billsNinety-eight percent of Republican and Democratic lawmakers who supported a gas tax bill in 2015 won their respective primary races this year,…
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Federal Highway Administration awards grants to seven states
Read More →: Federal Highway Administration awards grants to seven statesSeveral million dollars in grants were awarded to seven states to test ways to fund infrastructure projects.