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Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

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Transport Topics Collects Three National Awards From ASBPE

Transport Topics has been named a winner of 2020 Azbee Awards of Excellence in three national categories by the American Society of Business Publication Editors.

June 19, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Hiring Rose in 46 States in May; Jobless Rates Still High

Employers added jobs in 46 states last month, evidence that the U.S. economy’s surprise hiring gain in May was spread broadly across the country — in both states that began reopening their economies early and those that did so only later.

June 19, 2020
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China to Speed US Farm Purchases After Secretive Hawaii Talks

China plans to accelerate purchases of American farm goods to comply with the phase one trade deal with the U.S. following talks in Hawaii this week.

June 19, 2020
GovernmentBusinessFuel

US Slaps Sanctions on Mexican Companies Helping Venezuelan Oil

The U.S. Treasury Department levied sanctions on Mexican trading company Libre Abordo SA de CV for buying Venezuelan oil via oil-for-humanitarian-aid agreements with the embattled country.

June 19, 2020
Government

House Panel Advances Multiyear Highway Bill

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced a five-year, $494 billion highway policy bill June 18.

June 19, 2020
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House Policymakers Consider Multiyear Highway Bill

The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the U.S. House continued to debate a five-year, $494 billion highway policy bill on June 18, a day after kicking off the measure’s consideration.

June 18, 2020
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House Democrats Pitch $1.5 Trillion in Infrastructure Spending

House Democrats on June 18 pitched a $1.5 trillion plan to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure and urged President Donald Trump to immediately engage in negotiations on how to pay for it.

June 18, 2020
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DOT Unveils Newest INFRA Grant Recipients

The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced the recipients of $906 million in Infrastructure For Rebuilding America grants.

June 18, 2020
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Tesla ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøs In on Austin, Texas, for Cybertruck Site

Tesla Inc. is zeroing in on an area in southeast Austin, Texas, for the electric-car maker’s second U.S. auto factory as Elon Musk prepares to choose a site for its production base of a new pickup truck.

June 18, 2020
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1.5 Million More Laid-Off Workers Seek Unemployment Benefits

About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a historically high number, even as the economy increasingly reopens and employers bring some people back to work.

June 18, 2020