Infrastructure Funding
House Democrats, Now the Majority, Will Push Infrastructure Funding, Oversight Agenda in 2019
DeFazio stands to become chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He's optimistic about advancing robust infrastructure legislation. (Olivier Douliery/Bloomberg News)
A long-term infrastructure funding measure and increased oversight of the Trump administration will be priorities the new Democratic leadership in the U.S. House intends to pursue during the next two years, the incoming chairman of the transportation panel told reporters Nov. 7.
November 8, 2018Infrastructure Boom Seen Roaring Ahead Regardless of Midterm Result
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Encouraging spending on roads, bridges and other infrastructure could be one of the rare areas where a Democrat-controlled Congress finds common ground with the Trump administration. Private investors in such projects aren’t relying on any breakthroughs, regardless of how next week’s midterm elections shake out.
November 2, 2018Democrats Look to Push Infrastructure Plan if They Retake House
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Democrats are planning to pursue a major U.S. transportation and infrastructure measure if they retake control of the U.S. House in the Nov. 6 midterm elections, but the same question that helped stall Donald Trump’s trillion-dollar initiative remains: How would it be funded?
October 29, 2018Capitol Agenda for the Week of Sept. 10: Welcome to Normaltown
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For all of the hysteria pundits have heaped on Washington in recent weeks, the current state of affairs really isn't abnormal. Here's a look ahead to the week for trucking on Capitol Hill.
September 10, 2018Trucks Targeted for Toll Increase in Indiana’s Infrastructure Plan
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Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s recently announced $1 billion infrastructure plan will rely on a 35% increase to the rates that pertain to trucks on the Indiana Toll Road.
September 6, 2018Elaine Chao, Local Leaders Announce INFRA Grant in Northern Kentucky
Chao at a Senate hearing earlier this year. (Zach Gibson/Bloomberg News)
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao joined local lawmakers in her home state of Kentucky in celebrating a recently awarded federal grant that will be used to improve an interchange linking two interstates.
August 27, 2018Opinion: Restore Nonpartisan Support for Infrastructure
Support for infrastructure historically has been a nonpartisan issue, both in the halls of Congress and in cities, towns and counties across the nation. It’s time for Congress to challenge itself to once again make infrastructure a nonpartisan issue.
July 27, 2018States Ramp Up Efforts to Secure Transportation Funding, ARTBA Chief Economist Reports
The "Spaghetti Bowl" interchange near downtown Las Vegas. (TT File Photo)
WASHINGTON — While a federal infrastructure package hangs in the balance, the majority of states have introduced legislation to increase transportation funding on their own.
July 18, 2018Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts Announces $600 Million for Road Projects
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Nebraska will invest $600 million in transportation-related projects, Gov. Pete Ricketts announced July 6.
July 9, 2018Capitol Agenda for the Week of April 9: Political Football
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The chances of advancing an infrastructure funding policy measure through Congress this year have worsened. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.) emphasized on Fox News Sunday on April 8 the Democrats’ “Better Deal” includes an infrastructure vision quite different from that of President Donald Trump. A look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
April 9, 2018