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House approves 7-month extension of SAFETEA-LU

The House of Representatives voted 421-4 on March 2 to extend until Sept. 30 federal highway and transit programs that are slated to expire on March 4. The bill — the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, or H.R. 662 — will now go to the Senate. The current federal surface transportation legislation, the Safe, […]

March 3, 2011

House approves 7-month extension of SAFETEA-LU

The House of Representatives voted 421-4 on March 2 to extend until Sept. 30 federal highway and transit programs that are slated to expire on March 4. The bill — the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, or H.R. 662 — will now go to the Senate.

March 3, 2011

Obama’s 2012 budget proposes $556 billion for transportation

President Obama on Feb. 14 submitted his budget for FY 2012, which includes the Administration’s plans for transportation reauthorization. In the budget, the president proposes a $556 billion six-year proposal to improve the country’s highways, transit, and rail infrastructure and to ensure their safety, according to a Feb. 14 special legislative update from the National […]

February 15, 2011

Obama’s 2012 budget proposes $556 billion for transportation

President Obama on Feb. 14 submitted his budget for FY 2012, which includes the Administration’s plans for transportation reauthorization. In the budget, the president proposes a $556 billion six-year proposal to improve the country’s highways, transit, and rail infrastructure and to ensure their safety, according to a Feb. 14 special legislative update from the National […]

February 14, 2011

Vulcan’s Browning gets NSSGA top safety, health award

Terry Browning, safety and health manager for Vulcan Materials Company’s Midwest region in Naperville, Ill., has been named the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association's (NSSGA) 2010 James M. Christie Safety & Health Professional for his "leadership in helping to dramatically reduce injuries among aggregates workers."

January 26, 2011

Highway Financing 101 Webinar postponed

The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) NSSGA’S Highway Fnancing 101 Webinar that was originally slated for Wednesday, Oct. 27 at 2 p.m. EDT is being postponed. A new date is TBA. The Webinar will serve as a tutorial on the basics of the highway financing system and will feature special presenter Susan J. […]

October 25, 2010

Obama reveals $50 billion infrastructure proposal

In a “Labor Fest” speech in Milwaukee, President Barack Obama revealed plans to spend at least $50 billion throughout the next six years to rebuild 150,000 miles of roads, lay and maintain 4,000 miles of railways, and to restore 150 miles of runways in an effort to give the economy another jumpstart and to move […]

September 8, 2010

Obama reveals $50 billion infrastructure proposal

In a “Labor Fest” speech in Milwaukee, President Barack Obama revealed plans to spend at least $50 billion throughout the next six years to rebuild 150,000 miles of roads, lay and maintain 4,000 miles of railways, and to restore 150 miles of runways in an effort to give the economy another jumpstart and to move […]

September 7, 2010

‘Contractor Safety’ Webinar set for Sept. 14

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) will host a Webinar on “Contractor Safety” on Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 3 p.m. EDT. The one-hour Webinar will be conducted by Adele Abrams, of The Law Offices of Adele Abrams. Whether it’s issues tied to pending legislative mandates on reporting, or challenges on training contractors, the […]

August 26, 2010

House passes second spending bill for fiscal 2011

The House of Representatives passed the second fiscal 2011spending bill on July 29, mostly along party lines, according to a National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) Washington Watch & eDigest report. With a vote of 251-167, legislators went ahead with H.R. 5850, a $67.7 billion measure to fund transportation, and housing and urban development […]

August 4, 2010

House passes second spending bill for fiscal 2011

The House of Representatives passed the second fiscal 2011spending bill on July 29, mostly along party lines, according to a National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) Washington Watch & eDigest report. With a vote of 251-167, legislators went ahead with H.R. 5850, a $67.7 billion measure to fund transportation, and housing and urban development […]

August 2, 2010

Knife River CEO: ‘A need for real jobs meeting real needs’

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) Chairman Bill Schneider, president and CEO of Knife River Corp., testified July 27 before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on the status of the stimulus and impacts on the aggregates industry. Schneider told the committee that since passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act his company […]

July 29, 2010

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