The Port of Anchorage is among the major infrastructure projects in need of federal assistance that Alaska Gov. Bill Walker (I) highlighted in a recent memo to the Trump administration.
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Capitol Agenda for the Week of June 13: Chao Meets Appropriators
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao gets to face more infrastructure budget questions this week, this time from House appropriators. Will they ask about the meal-and-rest-break rule? Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
June 13, 2017Trump Touts Regulatory Reforms in Infrastructure Plan
The environmental review process for construction projects would be streamlined under a long-term infrastructure proposal President Trump touted at the U.S. Department of Transportation on June 9.
June 9, 2017Trump, Chao Make Pitches to Revitalize Infrastructure
With support from Congress, critical freight routes and structurally deficient bridges would be repaired and modernized under the Trump administration’s $1 trillion, 10-year infrastructure funding plan, the president and his lead transportation adviser argued last week.
June 12, 2017FMCSA Announces Pair of Proposals to Help the Military and Driver Shortage
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on June 9 announced two proposed rules, one that would allow states to issue a commercial learner permit for up to one year, and the other a waiver that would help ease the transition for members of the military to become commercial truck and bus drivers.
June 9, 2017Infrastructure Boost Fades in US Economic-Growth Forecasts
President Donald Trump is stepping up the fanfare around his $1 trillion infrastructure proposal, but the plan is fast becoming a nonfactor in forecasts for U.S. economic growth.
June 9, 2017Trump Repackages Obama Council as `New' in Infrastructure Plan
The “new council” that President Donald Trump announced on June 9 to streamline regulatory reviews for infrastructure projects isn’t actually new.
June 9, 2017Labor Department Rescinds Joint Employer Guidance
Guidance for holding companies responsible as joint employers for labor violations by their contractors was rescinded, the Department of Labor announced the week of June 5.
June 9, 2017California Sheriff Recruits Truck Driver to Help Stop High-Speed Chase
With two suspected armed robbers barreling down Highway 101 into Sonoma County as the afternoon commute got underway, a hastily assembled law enforcement group had few options and little time. They came up with an unusual plan: create a roadblock with traffic in southern Healdsburg.
June 9, 2017Rep. Sam Graves Vows House Will Produce Infrastructure Bill in 2017
Barring something catastrophic, Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) says the House will definitely produce an infrastructure bill this year, and while everything's on the table, he tells TT's Eugene Mulero "it will be hard to pass a gas tax in this Congress."
May 22, 2017