Steve LeBlanc - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu August 25, 2016
New Law Will Increase State's Reliance on Renewable Energy
BOSTON (AP) The state will ramp up its reliance on renewable and alternative sources of energy under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker. The new law requires utilities to solicit long-term contracts with offshore wind farm developers to bring at least 1,600 megawatts of wind energy, enough to power about 240,000 homes, to Massachusetts in the next decade....
Thu August 25, 2016
Administration Finalizes 'Blacklisting' Rule
The website The Hill is reporting that the Obama administration on Wednesday finalized a rule that requires firms seeking to do business with the federal government to report past labor law violations....
Thu August 25, 2016
Cleveland Sues Ohio Over Prohibition on Local Hiring Laws
CLEVELAND (AP) - Cleveland has sued the state of Ohio to stop a new law from taking effect and prohibiting cities from requiring contractors to hire local people for publicly funded construction projects....
Wed August 24, 2016
New York Announces More Than $56M for Local Water Projects
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) New York state will give more than $56 million to local governments in the state's capital region and Mohawk valley to pay for water projects. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the grants Aug....
Mon August 22, 2016
PA Gov Announces Approval of 2016-17 Budget Totaling More Than $276 Million Covering 33 Projects
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has announced his approval the 2016-17 Capital Budget that will provide $276 million in funds for 33 projects statewide. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Capital Budget is funded by issuing state general obligation bonds for state agency public improvement projects....
Mon August 22, 2016
Oklahoma Projects Receive $112M in Grant Funding
Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission's Aug. 1 meeting include award of nearly $22 million in federal funding for local transportation alternatives projects and emergency declarations for repair of damage to an I-35 bridge in Murray County and a railroad bridge in Kay County....
Fri August 19, 2016
Gov. Christie Orders Funding for Roads Amid Gas Tax Fight
TRENTON — With the state's Transportation Trust Fund "days away from exhausting all of its available funds," Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday ordered officials to free money in the state budget to pay for any emergency road or rail work....
Wed August 17, 2016
Protesters Stall Work on Dakota Access Pipeline
Work stopped Tuesday and possibly Wednesday at the site where hundreds of Standing Rock Sioux tribal members and supporters are protesting construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline near the reservation boundary....
Fri August 12, 2016
Georgia, South Carolina to Split Costs of I-20 Bridges
ATLANTA (AP) Georgia's governor said the state will partner with South Carolina to replace bridges crossing the Savannah River and Augusta Canal that are more than 50 years old. Gov. Nathan Deal's office announced July 13 that the estimated $75 million project also will add lanes near the first exit on Interstate 20 in South Carolina....
Tue August 09, 2016
MaineDOT Receives $10.5M TIGER Grant for Beals Island Bridge Project
Sen. Susan Collins announced the Maine Department of Transportation has been awarded a $10.525 million federal TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grant to help fund the replacement of the Beals Island Bridge in Jonesport....
