Koch Group Warns Trump Infrastructure Plan Could Be ‘Spending Boondoggle’
An influential conservative group backed by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch is questioning a plan to spend $1 trillion on the nation’s infrastructure and warning that one of President Trump’s signature policy initiatives could become a “spending boondoggle.”
March 6, 2017Trump Urges Congress to Pass $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
WASHINGTON — Addressing Congress for the first time, President Trump was short on specifics when he called for passage of a $1 trillion infrastructure investment plan that he suggested would modernize the country’s transportation network.
March 6, 2017Governors Acknowledge Every Funding Option Necessary for Infrastructure
A toolkit of options for financing big-ticket infrastructure projects is required to compensate for lack of federal funding, governors noted in a policy outline for 2017.
March 3, 2017Productivity Would Diminish Without Infrastructure Upgrades, Chemical Industry Report Shows
WASHINGTON — Failure to modernize the country’s freight network will likely prevent the chemicals industry from aiding in economic growth, according to a report by the American Chemistry Council unveiled on Capitol Hill a day after President Trump’s first address to Congress.
March 2, 2017Ohio House Approves $7.8 Billion for Transportation
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio House on March 2 overwhelmingly supported a $7.8 billion, two-year transportation and public safety budget that would experiment with varying speed limits to regulate traffic flow on selected highways.
March 2, 2017Trump to Congress: Approve $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
In his first address before Congress, President Trump announced his intention to ask Congress to back an infrastructure plan that would generate a $1 trillion to rebuild roads and bridges.
March 1, 2017Sen. Duckworth: I'll Work With Trump on Transportation Spending Plan
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said she is willing to work with the Trump administration on infrastructure spending, but federal aid has to consist of more than tax credits to private investors who pony up for public projects.
February 28, 2017Infrastructure Investments ‘Something We Will Agree On’ With Trump, Says Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper
WASHINGTON — Proposals designed to increase funding for infrastructure projects could bring together most governors and the Trump administration, Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) said Feb. 24.
February 24, 2017Infrastructure Stocks Slump as Stimulus Not Seen Until 2018
Investors who bet Donald Trump would quickly make good on his pledge to fix the nation’s highways and bridges are being taken for a road-trip in financial markets.
February 23, 2017Trump’s Plan Needs Mechanism to Steer Money to Infrastructure
Congressional Republicans have been reluctant to comment on — or even work on — legislation to deliver on President Donald Trump’s pledge to spend $1 trillion on infrastructure over 10 years.
February 23, 2017