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MAP-21: The good, the bad and the lessons learned
With reauthorization less than a year away, many agencies are thinking about ways lawmakers can improve the new federal bill. Four American Public Works Association (APWA) Transportation Committee members joined last month at the APWA Congress and Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, to lead a discussion about the good and bad of the Moving Ahead for […]
September 30, 2013
Roadbuilding
Depends what you mean by “relevant” or “earmark.”
When it comes to transportation infrastructure, what is “relevant” and what is an “earmark?” The debate arises courtesy of Minnesota Republican Representative and former Presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann. And while the debate comes from a meeting where she spoke, it is not just a one-off story about that meeting or even about Bachmann, it is […]
March 22, 2013
Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers, Editor Emeritus
The U.S. Department of Transportation quietly announced that more than $470 million in unobligated earmarks was being released to the states for investment in infrastructure.
October 9, 2012
Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers, Editor Emeritus
The U.S. Department of Transportation quietly announced that more than $470 million in unobligated earmarks was being released to the states for investment in infrastructure.
October 9, 2012
Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers, Editor Emeritus
The U.S. Department of Transportation quietly announced that more than $470 million in unobligated earmarks was being released to the states for investment in infrastructure.
October 9, 2012
Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers, Editor Emeritus
The U.S. Department of Transportation quietly announced that more than $470 million in unobligated earmarks was being released to the states for investment in infrastructure.
October 9, 2012
Construction Equipment
Final Word
Clean up transportation politics with earmarks  By Kirk Landers  While the citizenry and media of the United States focused on election polls and campaign rumors last summer, the U.S. Department of Transportation quietly announced that more than $470 million in unobligated earmark funds was being released to the states for investment in transportation […]
October 4, 2012
Roadbuilding
Financial District: In a Pig’s Ear
Earmarks, those lump sums of money our elected representatives put into legislation to fund projects in their districts, part of good old fashioned pork barrel spending, can be a massive waste of highway funding and actually harm the building of vital projects. According to the Government Accountability Office, an earmark is a congressional directive in […]
October 1, 2009
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