Infrastructure News Updates

Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel

Biden Pushes Electric Vehicle Chargers, Infrastructure

DETROIT — President Joe Biden punched the accelerator on a battery-powered Hummer on Nov. 17, causing the wheels to squeal and the truck to jet forward as he tried to drive the country toward an electric vehicle future.

November 17, 2021
Government, Business

Former New Orleans Mayor Landrieu to Manage Infrastructure Plan

President Joe Biden has chosen as supervisor of his $1 trillion infrastructure plan Mitch Landrieu, who as New Orleans mayor pushed the city into recovery after the devastation from Hurricane Katrina.

November 15, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

Congress Returns to Build Back Better Budget, Fiscal 2022 Negotiations

Negotiating the passage of President Joe Biden’s nearly $2 trillion social infrastructure budget bill and finalizing the funding framework for fiscal 2022 are among the legislative items on Congress’ end-of-the-year agenda.

November 10, 2021
Government

Infrastructure Bill Revives Debt Ceiling Concern

A seemingly innocuous point in the Biden administration’s infrastructure bill related to the Highway Trust Fund has rate market investors once again sharpening their focus on exactly when the U.S. government might breach its borrowing limit.

November 9, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

Brent Spence Bridge May Finally Get Fix in $1 Trillion Bill

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Nov. 8 launched his sales pitch for his recently passed $1 trillion infrastructure bill, predicting that a notoriously congested bridge that sits in Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell’s backyard finally will get a long overdue overhaul.

November 9, 2021
Government, Business

Next Task: Selling Infrastructure, Getting Funds to States

President Joe Biden doesn’t need to look any further back than his time as vice president to grasp the challenges that lie ahead in promoting his new $1 trillion infrastructure deal to the American people and getting the money out the door fast enough that they can feel a real impact.

November 8, 2021
Government

Secretary Buttigieg Highlights Under-21 Trucker Apprenticeship

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg applauded an apprenticeship program meant to pave the way for commercial drivers between 18 and 20 years old to operate trucks across state lines.

November 8, 2021
Government, Business

Biden to Sign $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Nov. 15

A $1 trillion infrastructure package that includes billions of dollars for roads and bridges and creates a program that will bring younger drivers into the trucking industry will be signed into law by President Joe Biden on Nov. 15, the White House confirmed.

November 6, 2021
Government, Business

Biden, House Leaders Brokered Late-Night Breakthrough

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives approved a $1 trillion package of road and other infrastructure projects late Nov. 5 after Democrats resolved a monthslong standoff between progressives and moderates, notching a victory that President Joe Biden and his party had become increasingly anxious to claim.

November 5, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Cyber Official Warns ‘American Way of Life’ at Risk From Hackers

A top U.S. cybersecurity official offered a dire warning to members of Congress Nov. 3, saying the “American way of life” faces serious risks amid the drumbeat of ransomware attacks and physical threats to the nation’s critical infrastructure.

November 3, 2021