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Details of Trump’s infrastructure plan come to light
President Donald Trump is expected to discuss infrastructure in his State of the Union address, but an undated leaked document outlines a number of the plan's details. Keep Reading
Senate rejects Trump’s proposal to cut transportation funding
A Senate panel rejected President Trump’s effort to eliminate Obama-era transportation grants, as opposed to providing a funding boost for the program. Keep Reading
Trump reveals $1T infrastructure vision
President Donald Trump laid out his vision for a $1 trillion infrastructure package in his budget request, reports The Hill. Keep Reading
NSSGA: Pruitt can bring order to EPA
Mike Johnson, National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) president and CEO, affirmed the industry’s support for Scott Pruitt. Keep Reading
OSHA sends silica safety rules to White House
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sent its long-delayed rules intended to protect workers from exposure to harmful silica dust to the White House, reports The Hill. The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has… Keep Reading
House, Senate reach multi-year highway bill agreement
House and Senate lawmakers reached an agreement on a highway bill that would extend federal transportation funding for five years, according to The Hill. The legislation, called the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, calls for spending about $205 billion… Keep Reading
Obama signs two-week highway bill extension
President Obama signed a two-week highway bill into law that extends federal transportation funding through Dec. 4. According to The Hill, the extension buys Congress more time to develop a long-term bill. The House and Senate are currently collaborating to… Keep Reading
Feds push to boost funding for infrastructure projects
As the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate prepare to negotiate a new highway bill, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is pushing lawmakers to boost the funding for infrastructure projects, reports The Hill. Lawmakers are going to conference soon over a multiyear highway-funding… Keep Reading
House to vote on highway bill’s proposed truck amendment
A proposed amendment to a $325 billion highway funding bill that’s being considered by the House has been cleared for a vote on the floor of the lower chamber, reports The Hill. The amendment will let states decide whether they… Keep Reading
