Tag: infrastructure

May 23, 2019

INFRASTRUCTURE MEETING MELTDOWN: It wasn’t an unexpected outcome, but it did go down in dramatic fashion. A Wednesday morning White House meeting on infrastructure policy was derailed after President Donald Trump took umbrage at remarks by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi […]

May 13, 2019

IT’S INFRASTRUCTURE WEEK: No, really. The official Infrastructure Week put on by a group of trade associations, unions, think tanks and companies kicks off Monday. It’s well timed. The event comes as attention in D.C. is already squarely focused on […]

May 9, 2019

The American Society of Civil Engineers’ newly released infrastructure report cards for Iowa and California reveal the condition of those states’ underlying frameworks are just average. Iowa received an overall C on its report card, issued May 2, reflecting a […]

May 8, 2019

After recent hurricanes destroyed transportation corridors in the Southeast part of the country, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Democrats on Capitol Hill ramped up their calls for rebuilding infrastructure that would be far more resilient. They argue that […]

April 30, 2019

THE BUILD UP: Infrastructure advocates have been hyping up today’s meeting between Trump and a dozen Democratic congressional leaders. Neil Bradley, a U.S. Chamber of Commerce executive, said it could be “historic” and drew comparisons to President Ronald Reagan and […]

April 29, 2019

THE MAIN EVENT: Forget the Mueller report for a moment. Cast aside your hot takes on Joe Biden entering the presidential race. The big news of the week is the meeting between Trump and congressional Democrats on infrastructure. The Portland […]

April 12, 2019

SIT-DOWN COMING SOON: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Trump are planning to meet in the next few weeks to talk infrastructure, a sign the leaders are still hopeful about pushing a bipartisan plan even as […]

March 14, 2019

WASHINGTON — The leaders of the congressional committees tasked with crafting an infrastructure policy bill continue to disagree over a sustainable approach for ensuring the country’s transportation network is funded long term. While Republicans express support for a vehicle-miles-traveled fee […]

March 7, 2019

The Washington state Senate Transportation Committee passed a $15 billion transportation package March 6 that includes $450 million for a new Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River. The project has been a priority for Clark County lawmakers, who have […]

March 6, 2019

MARK YOUR CALENDARS (BUT MAYBE USE PENCIL): House leadership has reserved floor time for an infrastructure bill and are eyeing the late spring, according to Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), a transportation-focused member of the Ways and Means Committee. Our Tanya […]