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Feds' Construction 'Economic Revival' Team Picked as Eased Social-Distance Guidance Goes to States

April 15, 2020

Construction firm, union and trade group execs will provide post-COVID-19 market startup advice while Trump tells governors: "You're going to call your own shots."

Trump Administration Calls on Construction Firms to Donate Masks

But AGC seeks clarity if the request is official policy or an 'off-the-cuff remark.'

Bruce Buckley

March 17, 2020

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VP Pence seeks donations of N95 masks to local hospitals and forgo additional orders as AGC seeks clarity if request is official policy or 'off the cuff remark.'

Southern Courts OK Milcon Funds for Border Walls and Private Land Barrier

Mary B. Powers

January 15, 2020

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President Donald Trump gained some ground in his border wall fight and now seeks to divert more milcon billions in 2020, but other courts have rejected the approach.

Executive News

D.C. Airports Official Confirmed as Architect of Capitol

Tom Ichniowski

December 9, 2019

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Former Navy engineer J. Brett Blanton, a Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority official since 2017, is set to take up new post in January.

Environmental Regulation

Court Battle Underway Over Revamped Endangered Species Rules

Tom Ichniowski

October 7, 2019

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Court is expected to consolidate a Sept. 25 lawsuit from attorneys general of 17 states, New York City and the District of Columbia with earlier one filed by environmental groups.

Viewpoint

Don't Change the Rules for Construction Apprenticeship

Richard Korman

August 29, 2019

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Keep the industry exempt from a Trump administration plan to create private oversight of craft programs; the system works to prevent lowering the bar long set.

Environmental Regulation

Trump Administration Issues Rules Easing Endangered Species Requirements

Court challenge expected from two attorneys general, environmental groups

Tom Ichniowski

August 12, 2019

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New regulations face promised court challenge from environmental groups, state attorneys general.

Trump Administration Policy

Reported Death of Infrastructure Package Is Exaggerated: A Commentary

Dave Bauer

June 25, 2019

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For urgent reasons, an infrastructure pact has a good chance of surviving the defeatist gloom.

The Trump Administration

Trump Ends Infrastructure Talks Before They Begin. Now What?

The president's abrupt exit from a meeting with Pelosi and Schumer leaves a $2-trillion plan hanging.

Tom Ichniowski

May 23, 2019

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Industry officials still see path forward, with highway-transit bill a key.

Trump Wall Plan Faces Hurdles in Congress, Courts

Pam Hunter McFarland

March 7, 2019

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President Donald Trump is facing challenges on Capitol Hill and in the courts over his emergency declaration, which would let him transfer funds from other construction accounts to pay for his long-desired wall along the border between the U.S. and Mexico.