November 3, 2023 – Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today announced that the Federal Railroad Administration will be making a $3.8 billion grant towards construction of the new Hudson River Tunnel, increasing the federal government’s share of the project from 44 percent to 68 percent, well above the 50-50 split that New York and New Jersey politicians consistently said since 2015 that they were seeking.
October 25, 2023 – The Senate Committee on the Budget met to discuss the impacts of climate change on supply chains.
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October 27, 2023 – The White House released new actions, including a guidebook of tools and opportunities, in response to the growing number of vacant commercial buildings in the US.
October 27, 2023 – The Highway Trust Fund ran a $17.6 billion deficit in the just-ended fiscal year 2023 once interest on bailout money is excluded from its cash flow, the Federal Highway Administration reported this week.
October 27, 2023 – How did the U.S. House of Representatives go from being the more pro-rural chamber to the more pro-urban chamber in just eight years? Four words – “one person, one vote.”
October 27, 2023 – Mike Whitaker was sworn in for a five-year term as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration this morning, following a unanimous confirmation vote by the U.S. Senate on October 24.
October 27, 2023 – After a brief respite in the October-December 2022 quarter, highway construction costs rose 2.7 percent in the January-March 2023 quarter, an annualized increase of 10.8 percent per year, according to the National Highway Construction Cost Index kept by the Federal Highway Administration.