Brenda Ruggiero - Thu March 17, 2016
Industry Reps Decry NYC's Wind Restriction on Cranes
A fatal crane collapse in Lower Manhattan during a winter storm on Feb. 5 set off a chain of events that is still unfolding. The crawler crane collapse occurred along Worth Street, between West Broadway and Church as the crane was being secured because of winds that were approaching more than 20 mi....
Thu March 17, 2016
Plan Could Divert Funds to Help Lake Powell Pipeline
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) A proposal in the Utah Legislature would greenlight the transfer of nearly $500 million from transportation projects to water projects in a move that could funnel money to the proposed Lake Powell pipeline....
Rachel La Corte - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu March 17, 2016
State Senate Ousts Transportation Secretary
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) The state Senate rejected the gubernatorial appointment of Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson, ousting her from the job she has held since shortly after Gov. Jay Inslee took office in 2012....
Don Thompson - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed March 16, 2016
Analysts Disagree With Gov. Brown's Plan to Build Jails
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) California lawmakers should reject Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to give counties another $250 million for jail construction, the state's nonpartisan legislative analyst said Feb....
Dan Elliott - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed March 16, 2016
Colorado Governor Backs Superfund Cleanup for State's Leaking Mines
DENVER (AP) Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper formally endorsed a Superfund cleanup for 48 old mining sites in the southwestern corner of the state on Feb. 29, including one that sent a torrent of wastewater into New Mexico and Utah rivers last summer....
Wed March 16, 2016
Budget Cuts Impact ODOT's Eight-Year Plan
Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission's Monday, March 7 meeting include an update on cuts to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation's budget following declaration of the state's second revenue failure, commission approval of contracts for improvements to the Broken Arrow Expressway in Tulsa, U.S....
Mon March 14, 2016
Florida Legislature Pledges to Spend $250M a Year On Everglades
The Miami Herald is reporting that Florida legislators sent a message to voters Friday that they are committed to funding the state's ailing Everglades ecosystem and polluted springs and passed legislation that will carve out at least $250 million a year for those purposes for the next 20 years....
Jeffrey Collins - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Sat March 14, 2015
Worry Lingers With Proposed S.C. $400M Road Plan
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) The House speaker and some other lawmakers were cautious while many Senate Republicans and the governor celebrated a plan that could set aside an additional $400 million to repair South Carolina roads without raising the gas tax....
Gary Fineout - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Sat March 14, 2015
Schools to Get More Than $700M for Construction
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) State legislators are going to set aside millions for a new downtown campus of the University of Central Florida as well as $75 million for the state's charter schools. Budget negotiators on March 6 agreed to spend more than $700 million on school construction projects....
Marc Levy - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Sat March 14, 2015
Clash Develops Over Highway, Police Funding
HARRISBURG, PA (AP) – Call it Pennsylvania's highway robbery. A pot of money from a huge increase in fuel taxes and motorist fees under a 2013 law designed to shore up Pennsylvania's highways and bridges is not so huge anymore, as a growing amount is getting diverted to the Pennsylvania State Police....
