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NSSGA, others sue EPA over waters rule
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. According to NSSGA, WOTUS radically expands federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act, posing serious… Keep Reading
Obama criticizes Congress for lack of long-term highway bill
President Obama extended highway funding until late October after signing a three-month patch Congress provided him. But Obama, who proposed his own six-year highway bill earlier this year, expressed his displeasure to reporters in the Oval Office upon signing the… Keep Reading
Congress passes 3-month highway-funding extension
Congress has passed another short-term highway-funding patch and set the table for a long-term bill to be negotiated this fall – after nearly six years without one. Today, the Senate approved an $8 billion extension of federal transportation funding, passed… Keep Reading
Chaos reigns on Capitol Hill
Talk is cheap. And boy do members of the House and Senate like to talk. Especially when it comes to passage of a multi-year highway bill, which aggregate producers and their advocates continuously say would provide them with additional business… Keep Reading
Cuomo, Biden announce new LaGuardia Airport
In a joint press conference today with Vice President Joe Biden, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced a plan to redesign and rebuild LaGuardia airport. In a report from the Associated Press, Cuomo says the first part of the plan… Keep Reading
House won’t take up Senate’s long-term highway bill
U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said today that the House will not vote on a Senate bill that funds highway construction for six years and revives the now-expired Export-Import Bank, according to The Hill. “We’re not… Keep Reading
Report: Senate, House Republicans torn on highway bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is in favor of passing a six-year highway bill, The Hill reports, but House Republicans want the Senate to pass a five-month highway patch. According to The Hill, which cites a Senate Republican leadership… Keep Reading
June construction starts retreat 15 percent
New construction starts in June dropped 15 percent from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $620.2 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The decline followed an especially strong May, the company says. Nonbuilding construction in… Keep Reading
Six-year highway bill in the works?
The Hill is reporting that senators from both parties are hoping to reach agreement on a long-term highway bill before the July 31 deadline. Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an extension of highway funding into mid-December, but Senate… Keep Reading
