Mon October 03, 2016
New Jersey Raises Gas Tax
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey drivers are about to see their traditionally low gas prices rise - dramatically. Drivers gassing up in New Jersey will have to pay 23 cents more per gallon under a deal reached Friday between Republican Gov....
Lindsay Whitehurst and Susan Montoya Bryan - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri September 30, 2016
Facebook Chooses New Mexico Over Utah for Data Center
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Facebook has chosen a village on the edge of New Mexico's largest metropolitan area as the location for its new data center, an announcement that spread quickly as elected officials celebrated a hard-fought win that could have ripple effects for the state's struggling economy....
Fri September 30, 2016
California Voters Will Decide on Prop 51 in November
The California Public School Facility Bonds Initiative, also known as Proposition 51, will be on the Nov. 8, 2016, ballot in California as an initiated state statute. • A “yes” vote supports the state issuing $9 billion in bonds to fund improvement and construction of school facilities for K-12 schools and community colleges....
Thu September 29, 2016
North Dakota Says No Indian Artifacts Found at Pipeline Site
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A North Dakota state inspection of an oil pipeline site has found no sign of the Native American artifacts or human remains that an American Indian Tribe says are present, the state's chief archaeologist said in a draft memo....
Matthew Brown - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu September 29, 2016
$57M Project to Help Endangered Fish Might Not Work
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) A government-commissioned study concluded there's substantial risk that a $57 million dam and fish bypass proposed on the Yellowstone River won't meet its goal of helping an ancient, endangered fish species....
Wed September 28, 2016
How the $20K Tiny House Design Could Upend the Home Construction Industry
At the University of Alabama, a group of architects and students are part of what is known as Rural Studio. For nearly a decade, they have been trying to design a Tiny House that someone living below the poverty line can afford but that is attractive enough to appeal to a wide variety of buyers....
Melinda Deslatte - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon September 26, 2016
La. Prepares Against Budget Uncertainties
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Louisiana borrowed $187 million Aug. 30 to keep money flowing to state-financed construction work, with continued budget uncertainties and the recent flooding damage raising questions about which projects will proceed....
Thu September 22, 2016
Congressman Attempts to Drive in Ceremonial First Nail of Inauguration Podium... Fails.
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Capitol workers have started to build the presidential inauguration platform, with an assist from congressional leaders. Republican and Democratic leaders hammered in the ceremonial first nails for the structure where the next president will take the oath of office on Jan....
Thu September 22, 2016
U.S. Navy to Provide $25.2M for Portsmouth Shipyard Repairs
Following their leadership and advocacy on the Senate Appropriations and Armed Services Committees, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Angus King (I-ME) announced that the U.S....
Mon September 19, 2016
Las Vegas NFL Stadium Plan Clears First Major Vote
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A plan to build an NFL stadium in Las Vegas and lure the Raiders from Oakland crossed a major hurdle Thursday when a Nevada oversight committee voted unanimously to recommend $750 million in public funding for the project....
