ANDREW TAYLOR - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri November 13, 2015
Senate Passes Military Base Construction Measure
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate passed its first spending bill of the year on Tuesday, a popular $80 billion measure for veterans’ programs and construction projects on military bases long delayed by infighting over the broader budget....
JOSH LEDERMAN - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri November 06, 2015
Killing Keystone XL, Obama Says Pipeline Not in US interests
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama killed a Canadian energy giant’s application to build the Keystone XL pipeline on Friday, declaring the proposed project wouldn’t serve U.S. national interests and would have undercut America’s global leadership on climate change....
Brian Slodysko - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri November 06, 2015
Key Lawmaker Raises Questions About $1B Job
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Days after Gov. Mike Pence proposed a $1 billion rehab of state highways, a key Republican lawmaker raised questions about construction cost estimates provided by the governor’s administration — figures he said are shockingly cheaper than they were just two weeks earlier....
Joan Lowy - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu November 05, 2015
House Votes to Keep Highway Spending Level, Ignores Warnings
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Thursday to continue transportation programs for six years with no significant increase in spending, despite warnings from the White House and statehouses across the country that the nation’s roads, bridges and transit systems are falling apart....
Giles Lambertson - Wed November 04, 2015
Could a ’Long-Term’ Highway Funding Bill Be Near?
The federal highway funding bill continues to stutter-step toward enactment by Congress. While contractors and equipment dealers are heartened by the mincing progress, there are no cheers sounding, there’s no one clapping anyone on the shoulder and yelling, “Yeh!”Instead, the building industry looks askance at the whole process, which includes a three-week extension of funding—three weeks!—so House and Senate leaders can work out the details on a proposed six-year funding bill....
Thu October 29, 2015
Is a Ryan Speakership Good for Construction?
With the election of Rep. Paul Ryan as Speaker of the House, he might help spur Congress in a new direction. From the perspective of the nation’s construction industry, that would be a good thing....
Lori Tobias - Thu October 29, 2015
Concerns Rise Over Oregon’s Bridges, Economy
A report on Oregon’s bridges brought mostly good news for the current state of bridge conditions, but it does not bode well for the future — not for bridges or the state’s economy. “We’re in pretty good shape right now, said Bruce Johnson, Oregon Department of Transportation bridge engineer....
Melinda Deslatte - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue October 27, 2015
La. Officials Consider Short-Term Bridge Construction Loan
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Louisiana officials said Oct. 15 they are considering a short-term bridge loan to keep money flowing to state-financed construction work, while the next governor starts to dig the state out of its budget mess....
Tue October 27, 2015
Demonstrators Set Up Mock Drill to Protest Gas Pipeline
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Demonstrators protesting a proposed natural gas pipeline through western Vermont erected a replica gas drill outside the state Department of Public Service on Saturday as they called for the project to be shut down....
Wed October 28, 2015
Injunction Halts Construction at Football Stadium
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Construction on a renovation project at the University of Oklahoma football stadium could be halted after a judge issued an injunction for a company that was not chosen for the project despite being the lowest bidder....
