The New York Times » President Donald Trump’s administration his week will roll out the concepts for a plan to put $200 billion of federal money into roads, bridges and other infrastructure over 10 years – with the rest coming from private investment, state and local governments.
Politico » The White House next week plans a full-throated infrastructure push, including unveiling more details on its vision for overhauling both the nation’s air traffic control system and federal permitting requirements for road projects.
Bloomberg » The minority party says that the President’s proposal makes funding cuts as deep or deeper than what it invests on water and energy delivery systems, bridges, roads and other projects over the next decade.
CNN » The budget revision represents a 60 percent reduction from what the president first proposed spending on the controversial project.
The Hill » The Congressional Progressive is proposing a $2 trillion spending package to upgrade the nation’s roads, bridges and water systems. The group opposes the president’s plan for private investment to spur infrastructure construction and says closing tax loopholes and making other changes to the tax code could fund the improvements.
Reuters » Richard LeFrak and Steve Roth, advisers to President Donald Trump, are suggesting an arbitration-style pilot program to help reduce the 10 years it often takes for an infrastructure project to get permitted. They’d like to reduce red tape without sidestepping environmental and other regulations and become more similar to some other countries, where permitting is […]