A group of Senate Republicans plans to present its latest offer to the White House on a major new infrastructure package on May 27, with one member saying it will weigh in at almost $1 trillion.
May 25, 2021GovernmentBusiness
Biden to Direct $1 Billion for Severe Weather Preparedness
President Joe Biden announced a doubling of federal spending on preparations for severe weather events, his latest move to put climate change at the center of his domestic agenda.
May 24, 2021GovernmentSafety
Commission Allocates $924 Million for California Infrastructure Projects
The California Transportation Commission allocated $924 million for critical infrastructure projects at its most recent meeting.
May 24, 2021GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety
Senate Panel Reaches Bipartisan Deal on Highway Funding Package
A group of senators said it reached a bipartisan agreement on highway funding a day after Republicans rejected the Biden administration’s trimmed-down $1.7 trillion infrastructure proposal.
May 24, 2021GovernmentBusiness
Biden, GOP Senators Continue Negotiations on Infrastructure
President Joe Biden’s infrastructure funding agenda was scaled down to about $1.7 trillion amid ongoing pushback from the Republican leadership in the Senate, which on May 27 outlined a $928 billion counterproposal.
May 21, 2021GovernmentBusinessSafety
White House, GOP Infrastructure Talks Reaching Key Stage
WASHINGTON — Negotiations between the White House and Republican senators over President Joe Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan are reaching a crucial stage before more talks May 21 after the latest offer from GOP lawmakers left some dismay in the administration that there wasn’t more movement from their initial $568 billion proposal.
May 21, 2021Government
Partisanship Marks Congressional Divide Over Funding Biden Infrastructure Plan
The leaders of the congressional tax-writing committees remain divided over how to fund comprehensive infrastructure policy legislation that President Joe Biden would prefer to enact this year.
May 20, 2021GovernmentBusinessSafety
House GOP Unveils $400 Billion Highway Policy Bill
Legislation that would authorize $400 billion over five years for surface transportation programs was unveiled by Republican policymakers in the U.S. House of Representatives May 19.
May 20, 2021GovernmentBusiness
Capito Sees More Than 50% Chance of Infrastructure Deal
President Joe Biden and Senate Republicans have a greater than 50-50 chance of striking a deal on infrastructure, in the view of top GOP negotiator Sen. Shelley Moore Capito.
May 19, 2021GovernmentBusiness
Buttigieg Reinstates Local Hiring Program
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on May 19 reinstated an Obama-era pilot program that aims to aid minority and disadvantaged people by ensuring local hiring for public works construction projects, reversing a decision by the Trump administration.
May 19, 2021