Melinda Deslatte - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed January 20, 2016
New Administration to Negotiate for More Money for Roads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) The incoming transportation secretary for Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards said Jan. 4 that the new administration will negotiate with lawmakers about the long-term possibility of raising taxes or fees to whittle down a $12.7 billion backlog of road and bridge work....
Seanna Adcox - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed January 20, 2016
S.C. Legislators to Address Road Funding, Flood Relief
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) While legislators pledge to address road funding and flood relief over the next six months, there's no consensus on what they'll do. A $1.3 billion windfall makes a compromise even harder....
Wed January 20, 2016
Worker Housing Cancelled Amid Shortage Fears
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - Plans for a temporary worker housing facility in Lake Charles have been cancelled, adding to concerns of a housing shortage for construction workers on upcoming industrial projects....
Mon January 18, 2016
S.D. DOT Pays Out Nearly $50M to Counties, Cities
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) The South Dakota Department of Transportation has paid out nearly $50 million in state highway funding to counties and some city governments. The department said the funds replaced federal highway dollars, giving counties and cities more flexibility to pay for road and bridge projects....
Alan Scher Zagier - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon January 18, 2016
Shorter Illinois Highway Emerges From Failed Bid
ST. LOUIS (AP) A long-planned federal highway across southern Illinois connecting Cape Girardeau, Mo., to Paducah, Ky., is no more — at least for now. Federal transportation officials quietly pulled the plug on the 66 Corridor project this past summer after Kentucky withdrew its support for what was once envisioned as a coast-to-coast interstate that would invoke the iconic cross-country Route 66....
Mon January 05, 2015
N.H. Court Rejects Challenges to Auto Dealer Protection Law
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) New Hampshire's Supreme Court on Dec. 29 rejected most challenges to the state's Auto Dealers Bill of Rights law, which was expanded to include manufacturers of tractors and yard and garden equipment....
Wed January 13, 2016
Giant Gold Mao Statue Demolished
CNN is reporting that a giant, golden statue of Mao Zedong, the father of modern China, was demolished because it lacked approval from authorities according to Chinese state media. Images posted on Weibo, China's dominant social media service, showed the seated 36.6 meter (120 feet) statue partially destroyed, with a black shroud covering its head....
Sam Hananel - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed January 13, 2016
SCOTUS to Scrap Mandatory Public Union Fees?
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court appears ready to deliver a major setback to American unions as it considers scrapping a four-decade precedent that lets public-sector labor organizations collect fees from workers who decline to join....
Brenda Ruggiero - Fri January 08, 2016
Austin Approves Construction, Demolition Recycling Ordinance
In November, the city council of Austin, Texas, approved an ordinance to increase the reuse and recycling of materials from construction and demolition projects. The Construction and Demolition Recycling Ordinance is set to go into effect in October 2016....
Fri January 08, 2016
Wyoming Fuel Tax Helps Complete 25 Projects in 2015
Twenty-five pavement preservation projects have been completed using the additional fuel tax revenue WYDOT received during the past two years, and work is either underway or under contract on 13 more projects....
