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USMCA Passage Applauded by Trucking

The U.S. Senate recently passed a major new trade deal in a move that is spurring optimism throughout the trucking industry.

January 23, 2020

Trump, Automakers Face New Pressure Not to Ease Mileage Rules

Environmentalists and consumer advocacy groups are castigating automakers for supporting the Trump administration’s effort to relax fuel economy standards, amid fresh warnings from a Democratic leader that the plan won’t deliver promised safety benefits and will raise costs for consumers.

January 23, 2020

Democrats Urge Extension of Public Comment Period on NEPA Update

The Trump administration’s proposal to streamline the environmental permitting process for infrastructure projects deserves a comment period of at least half a year, more than 100 congressional Democrats insisted in a recent letter to the Council on Environmental Quality.

January 23, 2020

Tesla Clears Road for Rivian, Others to Sell EVs in Michigan Without Dealers

Tesla Inc.’s legal victory to sell its electric vehicles in Michigan without dealers could clear a path for other carmakers to follow.

January 23, 2020

GM to Spend $3.5B in Michigan Under Revised Tax Credit Deal

Michigan on Jan. 22 agreed to revise decadelong tax breaks for General Motors in exchange for the company’s commitment to spend at least $3.5 billion more over 10 years.

January 23, 2020

Mike Bloomberg Releases Infrastructure Plan

Mike Bloomberg is the latest presidential candidate to release an infrastructure investment plan.

January 23, 2020

Port of L.A. Chief Gene Seroka Warns of Damage From Trade War

In his annual State of the Port address Jan. 16, Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka cautioned that using tariffs to punish rival trading partners may be “the new normal.â€

January 22, 2020

Analysis: Connecticut Transportation Account Has Gained $3.7 Billion From General Fund Since 2003

The Connecticut Office of Policy and Management released an analysis revealing that funding has been diverted from the General Fund to support the Special Transportation Fund in nearly every state budget since 2003.

January 22, 2020

Perspective: An Unexpectedly Good Job Market

With labor market data for the 2010s behind us after the employment report released earlier this month, the big takeaway for the decade is that a much higher level of employment was possible without generating inflation.

January 22, 2020

Michael Bloomberg Proposes $1 Trillion Public Works Plan

Bloomberg hasn't yet said how he'll fund the plan, but the campaign said those details will be part of his forthcoming tax plan.

January 22, 2020