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, 2017GovernmentBusiness
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, 2017GovernmentBusiness
Productivity Would Diminish Without Infrastructure Upgrades, Chemical Industry Report Shows
WASHINGTON — Failure to modernize the country’s freight network will likely prevent the chemicals industry from aiding in economic growth, according to a report by the American Chemistry Council unveiled on Capitol Hill a day after President Trump’s first address to Congress.
March 2, 2017TCA
Ohio House Approves $7.8 Billion for Transportation
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio House on March 2 overwhelmingly supported a $7.8 billion, two-year transportation and public safety budget that would experiment with varying speed limits to regulate traffic flow on selected highways.
March 2, 2017GovernmentBusiness
Trump to Congress: Approve $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
In his first address before Congress, President Trump announced his intention to ask Congress to back an infrastructure plan that would generate a $1 trillion to rebuild roads and bridges.Â
March 1, 2017TCA
Sen. Duckworth: I'll Work With Trump on Transportation Spending Plan
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said she is willing to work with the Trump administration on infrastructure spending, but federal aid has to consist of more than tax credits to private investors who pony up for public projects.
February 28, 2017GovernmentBusiness
Infrastructure Investments ‘Something We Will Agree On’ With Trump, Says Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper
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, 2017GovernmentBusiness
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, 2017GovernmentBusiness
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, 2017