Tag: Heavy construction industry
States see potential federal windfall, go slow on road taxes
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Raising state taxes to improve roads and bridges is one of the few things many Republican and Democratic lawmakers have...
Water bill may open spigot for Biden infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON — Rarely has a routine water resources bill generated so much political buzz, but as senators hoisted the measure to passage Thursday the...
Brockton to name street in honor of the late Marvin Hagler
BROCKTON, Mass. — Middleweight boxing champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler is being celebrated in his Massachusetts hometown with a street named in his honor.
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18 months after collapse, a New Orleans street reopens
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans officials marked the return of two-way traffic to a major New Orleans thoroughfare Wednesday, more than 18 months after...
Biden releases money in push to modernize US electric grid
NEW YORK — The federal government said Tuesday it is making more than $8 billion available to build and improve the nation's transmission lines...
Biden plan for cleaner power system faces daunting obstacles
NEW YORK — If the nation is to meet President Joe Biden's goal of cutting America’s greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end...
Dispute over Russian pipeline tests Biden’s Europe outreach
WASHINGTON — Pressure is growing on President Joe Biden to take action to prevent the completion of a Russian gas pipeline to Europe that...
Biden opening summit with ambitious new US climate pledge
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will open a global climate summit with a pledge to cut at least in half the climate-wrecking coal and...
Biden opening summit with ambitious new US climate pledge
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will open a global climate summit with a pledge to cut at least in half the climate-wrecking coal and...
Biden aims for momentum as US returns to climate fight
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is convening a coalition of the willing, the unwilling, the desperate-for-help and the avid-for-money for a global summit Thursday...
