Category: In the News
The federal spending bill President Donald Trump signed last week plows billions more dollars into public transit, highway and rail projects and other transportation needs, including some in the Spokane …
The federal budget signed into law Friday provides funding for transit projects, which is good news for Pittsburgh’s Bus Rapid Transit project, officials say. The budget includes $13.5 billion for …
The $1.3 trillion spending bill Congress unveiled last night offered renewed hope for transit advocates, who feared the steep cuts initially put forth in the president’s budget proposal. The bill, …
The omnibus, a collection of bills that will fund the federal government through September, is set to be released Wednesday afternoon — and won’t include any direct or explicit funding …
In December 2016, President-elect Trump created an infrastructure priority list titled “Emergency and National Security Projects,” with 50 projects that cover most modes of transportation and other infrastructure. The stated …
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) has proposed an immense program of highway building, with motorists tapped as the main source of funds. He seeks to add “Lexus lanes” — toll …
President Donald Trump promised a $1 trillion plan within the first 100 days of his presidency to rebuild the country’s “crumbling infrastructure.” That deadline passed without a proposal. The next …
A key GOP lawmaker said Wednesday that President Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure package won’t be entirely funded with public money and could include projects that are already in the works …
President Donald Trump doubled down on his campaign promise to push $1 trillion of infrastructure spending through Congress in an effort to patch up America’s roads, bridges, airports and waterways …
The Capitol Hill calendar is way overstuffed — a Supreme Court nomination, plus Obamacare repeal legislation; tax reform; and budget, spending and debt-ceiling fights, including a possible showdown over a …