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Eugene Mulero

Eugene Mulero

Senior Reporter

Eugene Mulero is a senior reporter at Transport Topics where he reports on Congress, trends in intermodal connectivity and federal elections.


Government

Unions Call for Federal Funds, High Labor Standards in $1 Trillion Infrastructure Package

The Trump administration’s $1 trillion infrastructure funding proposal should significantly rely on federal funds and include provisions designed to protect rights of employees, transportation labor leaders said March 13.

March 13, 2017
BusinessGovernmentSafetyLogisticsFuel

Engineers Give D+ Grade to US Infrastructure — Again

WASHINGTON — The country’s infrastructure again received a near-failing grade from the American Society of Civil Engineers, highlighting a lack of improvement four years after the group’s last assessment.

March 13, 2017
Government

Hill Transportation Leaders Push Back on Trump’s Road Funding Approach

Senior funding leaders in the Senate rejected the White House’s intention to rely on private sector dollars for infrastructure projects, joining transportation leaders in Congress who already are concerned about coming up with funding for rural roads and bridges.

March 13, 2017
Government

White House Says P3s to Remain Infrastructure Funding Mechanism

Tapping private capital to fund big-ticket infrastructure continues to be an ideal funding option for the White House, press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters March 9.

March 10, 2017
GovernmentBusiness

Engineers Grade Country’s Infrastructure D+

WASHINGTON — The nation’s transportation network was given a near-failing grade on March 9 by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

March 9, 2017
GovernmentBusiness

TIGER Infrastructure Grants on the Chopping Block, Says Sen. Collins

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s fiscal 2018 budget request is likely to deny funding for U.S. Department of Transportation grants awarded to various state agencies since 2009 for infrastructure projects, the Senate’s top transportation funding leader said March 8.

March 8, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Capitol Agenda for the Week of March 7: Fuel Tax Pitch

The business community will tell Senate funding leaders on March 8 to raise taxes on fuel as a way to fund big-ticket infrastructure projects. Sarah Kline of the Bipartisan Policy Center explains how P3s can work even in rural communities. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

March 8, 2017
GovernmentBusiness

Mayors to Congress: Help Fund Major Infrastructure Projects

Big-ticket infrastructure projects around the country need a boost from the federal government, more than 30 mayors meeting in Washington, D.C., last week told congressional leaders and Trump administration officials.

March 6, 2017
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Urges Congress to Pass $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill

WASHINGTON — Addressing Congress for the first time, President Trump was short on specifics when he called for passage of a $1 trillion infrastructure investment plan that he suggested would modernize the country’s transportation network.

March 6, 2017
GovernmentBusiness

Governors Acknowledge Every Funding Option Necessary for Infrastructure

A toolkit of options for financing big-ticket infrastructure projects is required to compensate for lack of federal funding, governors noted in a policy outline for 2017.

March 3, 2017