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TIGER grants refocused by Trump; get $1.5 billion and new name
The TIGER grant program the U.S. Department of Transportation provides to states and local communities for transportation projects has a new focus, more money and a new name. Under the Trump administration, the grants will be known by the acronym BUILD, which stands for Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development. TIGER, formed during the Obama […]
May 1, 2018
Roadbuilding
Obama issues federal climate change guidance opponents fear will add delays to road, bridge projects
Earlier this week, the Obama administration issued the final emissions and climate change guidance that broadens the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), requiring agencies to analyze what the impact of activities that require federal permits might be, not just on the environment, but also on “projected direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions,” the Washington Times reports. The White […]
August 12, 2016
Roadbuilding
Obama administration kicks off Infrastructure Week funding push
As lawmakers on Capitol Hill scramble to extend transportation funding before the end of the month, a week of events is set to advocate for roadwork during Infrastructure Week. Vice President Joe Biden kicked off the week designed to raise awareness and increase the funding in transpiration on Monday in a webcast with U.S. Secretary of […]
May 12, 2015
Business
Corporate tax code reforms have early bi-partisan support as method for funding long-term highway bill this year
After President Barack Obama made a brief mention of infrastructure funding in his State of the Union address last week, urging Congress to focus on that rather than the Keystone XL pipeline, Vice President Joe Biden has now made his own appeal to lawmakers to fund a long-term highway bill this year. According to a […]
January 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
VP Biden announces new steps to Build America Investment Initiative
Vice President Joe Biden, along with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy and Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, have announced new steps the Obama administration plans to take as part of its Build America Investment Initiative. These steps include increasing procurement of private sector capital to further invest in ports, roads, bridges, broadband networks, […]
January 19, 2015
Roadbuilding
Former U.S. roads boss hoping to raise $250 million
Former U.S. federal transportation boss Ray LaHood is trying to raise the required $250 million for a U.S. customs plaza for the $2.1-billion Detroit River bridge project. LaHood, who retired in February 2013, now holds several roles in the private sector including with Caterpillar Inc. and as senior policy advisor for Washington law firm DLA Piper. […]
November 10, 2014
Roadbuilding
Report: Democratic areas awarded more TIGER grants
The Obama administration awarded the largest share of $600 million in TIGER grants to projects in Democratic areas even though Republicans represent 34 more House districts across the country, according to a report by the Associated Press. Democratic areas received 48percent of the funding, while Republican territories claimed just 33 percent. The rest of the money […]
October 31, 2014
Roadbuilding
How much capacity is too much?
Last summer, I was shocked to receive an email blast from the Illinois Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) urging the state to quit spending on highway expansion projects and invest that money instead in public transportation. The rationale for this campaign was PIRG’s finding that vehicle miles travelled (VMT) per lane mile have been flat […]
October 9, 2014
Business
How the latest Obamacare update affects your business
The employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)—a.k.a. Obamacare—originally required companies with 50 or more full-time employees to offer affordable health care coverage to employees and their dependents (an employee’s child younger than 26 years old) by 2015 or face big fines But now, in the mandate’s second delay, these companies […]
April 17, 2014
Roadbuilding
White House threatens to veto House’s $44.1 billion DOT, HUD bill
The White House threatened on Monday to veto a $44.1 billion budget for the Departments of Transportation (DOT) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that the House is considering, according to a report from The Hill. The THUD bill calls for $7.7 billion less than the current spending levels, cuts which the White House said […]
July 23, 2013
Roadbuilding
Obama discusses gas mileage standards in climate change speech
President Obama discussed higher standards for automobile gas mileage yesterday in his climate change policy speech, which took place at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., according to a report from The Hill. Obama said the climate proposal he unveiled is based on the requirement that cars get a minimum of 54.5 miles per gallon by […]
June 26, 2013
Roadbuilding
No budget until April??
So our president is delaying the budget once again. According to a March 8 report from The Hill which cites Congressional sources, the Obama Administration won’t be releasing its 2014 budget until April 8 — more than two months late. By law, the budget was supposed to be released the first Monday in February. How […]
March 11, 2013
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