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Ryan Says Congress to Break Up Trump’s Infrastructure Proposals

Bloomberg » House Republicans will break President Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan into multiple pieces of legislation as a way to make progress this year, House Speaker Paul Ryan said. The House will first address airports and runways as part of a must-pass reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration, then work on more traditional highway and bridge issues.

March 8, 2018|

Louisiana’s Baton Rouge, chamber presses for added use of tolling

The Advocate » The Baton Rouge Area Chamber is once again making the region’s transportation “crisis” one of its top priorities for the upcoming regular legislative session, and is continuing the call for funding to build a new Mississippi River bridge.

March 8, 2018|

Drivers would pay tax on miles traveled under lawmaker’s plan

Miami Herald » While exact plans for such a tax remain vague, the fees could be calculated based on odometer checks, GPS devices, cellular technology or radio-frequency identification devices that would track how far a vehicle travels and charge drivers accordingly.

March 7, 2018|

EPA inspector general says Flint water crisis report expected in summer

MLive » A report on how Flint’s water was contaminated and how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency responded isn’t expected to be completed until summer, a spokesman for the EPA Office of Inspector General says. The OIG said in January 2016 that it would begin an investigation into the causes of the Flint water crisis and the agency’s role in allowing it to unfold.

March 7, 2018|

Northern Lights Express project cleared to seek funding

Duluth News Tribune » Having cleared a pair of environmental hurdles recently, the proposed half-billion-dollar passenger train between the Twin Ports and Twin Cities is proceeding to its next phase — seeking funding for final design and construction, said a Minnesota Department of Transportation news release on Wednesday.

March 7, 2018|

Congress struggles to find ways to plug infrastructure shortfall

Reuters » U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday said Congress must find a way to pay for a massive looming shortfall in funding to pay for crumbling highways, bridges and other infrastructure. Representative Bill Shuster, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chair, said he is working to find a “big broad bipartisan infrastructure bill” but acknowledged new revenue must be found.

March 7, 2018|
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