Shuster Among GOP Primary Election Winners
The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), has defeated primary election challengers, including one backed by conservatives and the Tea Party.
May 21, 2014Bill to Boost Ports Passes House, Now Goes to Senate
The House overwhelmingly passed a long-awaited water reauthorization bill May 20 that will allow dredging at several ports around the country to accommodate the large cargo ships expected with the widening of the Panama Canal.
May 20, 2014Foxx Touts Infrastructure in Florida Visit
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx continued the administration’s press for Congress to pass a transportation funding bill during a visit to Florida on May 19.
May 20, 2014Gas-Tax Buying Power at All-time Low in Some States, Study Says
The gasoline tax is so low and has not been raised for so long in 10 states, that the levy’s purchasing power has fallen to historic lows, a new study said.
May 19, 2014Obama Sends Senate Nominations for DOT’s Mendez, Rogoff
President Obama has sent nomination papers to the Senate for two Department of Transportation officials who have been serving as acting heads in leadership posts at the department.
May 16, 2014TIGER Applications Far Outpace Available Funding
Applications for the grant program known as TIGER total $9.5 billion, 15 times the $600 million that the federal government set aside for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grants.
May 16, 2014Senate Committee Approves Six-Year Transportation Bill
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously approved a six-year, $265 billion highway reauthorization bill that makes freight a core element within the federal highway program.
May 15, 2014Missouri Voters to Decide on New Sales Tax for Transportation
Missouri lawmakers have approved a measure that would let the voters decide whether to raise the state’s sales tax to 5 cents for 10 years to generate funding for transportation.
May 14, 2014Senators Introduce Six-Year Highway Bill
A key Senate committee introduced a six-year transportation bill that includes an expanded freight program.
May 14, 2014Senate Focuses on Transportation System’s Funding Crises
The Senate’s top financial experts this week turned the spotlight on the funding crisis facing the nation’s transportation system but revealed little to address immediate or long-term shortfalls that already are halting planned highway projects.
May 7, 2014