WASHINGTON — Proposals designed to increase funding for infrastructure projects could bring together most governors and the Trump administration, Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) said Feb. 24.
February 24, 2017Government, Business
Infrastructure Stocks Slump as Stimulus Not Seen Until 2018
Investors who bet Donald Trump would quickly make good on his pledge to fix the nation’s highways and bridges are being taken for a road-trip in financial markets.
February 23, 2017TCA
Trump’s Plan Needs Mechanism to Steer Money to Infrastructure
Congressional Republicans have been reluctant to comment on — or even work on — legislation to deliver on President Donald Trump’s pledge to spend $1 trillion on infrastructure over 10 years.
February 23, 2017Government, Business
Trump’s P3 Support Concerns Anti-Toll Group
An infrastructure funding measure reliant on private capital coming from the Trump White House is worrisome to the country’s top anti-tolling group. Watch video with Stephanie Kane of the Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates.
February 22, 2017Government, Business
West Virginia Gov. Wants to Address Transportation, but Proposed Tax Increases Greeted With Skepticism
Times are grim in West Virginia. So grim that new Gov. Jim Justice, who pledged not to raise taxes as a candidate last year, called in his Feb. 8 State of the State address for new taxes worth about $450 million.
February 21, 2017TCA
Infrastructure Legislation Back on Congress' Radar
President Donald Trump's pledge to bring massive investments in U.S. infrastructure projects showed new signs of life Feb. 17 after lying dormant for weeks, as leading Republican lawmakers said proposals from the administration could be in the offing.
February 21, 2017Government, Business
Coalition Rallies to Promote States’ Infrastructure Priorities
Groups representing business executives, manufacturers and private investors joined forces this month to draw attention to the hundreds of infrastructure projects governors would like the Trump administration to fund in a long-term plan.
February 20, 2017Government, Business
Q&A: How Trump Might Try to Fix Bridges and Highways
It’s one point of agreement in a politically polarized government: U.S. highways, bridges and airports are in need of repair and rehabilitation.
February 17, 2017Government, Business
Senator Again Endorses Repatriation as Means to Fund Infrastructure
Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul touted potential benefits of repatriating overseas corporate profits as a way to boost a federal road building account, a proposal he looked to advance a few years back.
February 13, 2017Government, Business
Tapping Private Sector for Roads, Bridges Poses Hurdles for Trump
One alternative asset manager raised $14 billion for infrastructure deals last year — the biggest such fund ever. About six months later, another manager topped it, raising $15.8 billion.
February 13, 2017