Michigan voters have overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the state sales tax from 6% to 7% as the key element in a sweeping transportation funding plan now dead.
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Infrastructure Jobs Lift Economic Well-Being of Low-Income Workers, Brookings Study Says
Infrastructure jobs provide higher and more equitable wages for low-income workers compared with all job categories nationally, said a new report that makes the case Congress should approve a long-term transportation bill.
May 7, 2015Expeditors Net Income Jumps 27%
Expeditors International of Washington Inc. raised net income 27% to $107.3 million, or 55 cents per share, as business improved for air and ocean freight management services.
May 6, 2015BNSF Oil-Train Derailment Sets Tank Cars on Fire in North Dakota
A BNSF Railway train carrying crude oil derailed in North Dakota, setting several tank cars on fire and prompting the evacuation of nearby residents, U.S. and local authorities said.
May 6, 2015Sen. James Inhofe: ‘Not Going To Be a User Fee’ to Fund Highway Bill
WASHINGTON  — Congressional Republican leaders will not consider raising taxes on gas and diesel fuels as a way to back transportation programs in a short-term measure and in a multiyear bill, the chairman of the Senate transportation policy panel told Transport Topics on May 5.
May 6, 2015Transportation Coalition Says Next Highway Patch Should Include Funding Fix
The next highway funding extension Congress approves should require the tax-writing panels to come up with a plan that ensures long-term funding for highways and transit projects, the Transportation Construction Coalition said May 6.
May 6, 2015Sen. Claire McCaskill: Lack of Highway Bill ‘Kind of a Joke’
WASHINGTON — Sen. Claire McCaskill on May 5 expressed her disappointment with GOP congressional leaders for not having already unveiled a funding fix for a highway account when transportation funding authority expires at the end of the month.
May 5, 2015Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of California Meal-Break Rule
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear appeal of rulings that upheld a California law that requires employers to provide meal breaks to workers.
May 5, 2015Senators Introduce Bill to Create New Financing Options For Infrastructure Projects
Republican and Democratic senators have introduced a bill that would expand the tax-exempt private activity bond program and create a new infrastructure tax credit in order to expand states' options for pursing infrastructure projects.
May 4, 2015ATA Requests HOS Rest Break Exemption for Some Hazmat Drivers
American Trucking Associations has applied for an exemption on behalf of a group of hazardous materials drivers to the hours-of-service rule on 30-minute breaks.
May 1, 2015