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Federal Spending

House Passes Spending Bill, $1.6B for Trump Border Wall

Tom Ichniowski

July 28, 2017

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Multi-part measure also would boost military construction, Corps civil works budgets, but cut VA projects.

Infrastructure Funding

Chao Fills in Some Details of Trump Infrastructure Plan

States pledging funding share will get priority for new federal dollars

Tom Ichniowski

May 15, 2017

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DOT secretary says administration wants new federal funds to augment, not replace, nonfederal dollars.

The American Infrastructure

Trump's Border Wall Has Many Concepts, Few Big Bidders

A torrent of futuristic schemes for an unusual federal public works construction project

Scott Van Voorhis

April 28, 2017

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Will the president's late April pullback on 2017 funding delay the controversial project?

Construction Safety

OSHA's First Trump-Era Press Releases Omit Sting For Employers

The Dept. of Labor's new approach seems to stress cooperation over enforcement

April 5, 2017

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A new emphasis at the safety agency since Jan. 19th.

Trump and North America’s Building Trades Unions annual legislative conference

Trump Talks Up Infrastructure With Unions

Bruce Buckley

Tom Ichniowski

April 5, 2017

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President Trump continues to court construction unions, telling the North America’s Building Trades Unions annual legislative conference that he wants to rebuild infrastructure, streamline project permitting and reduce undocumented labor.

Environment

Market Dynamics Outpace Trump's Order on Energy

Mary B. Powers

April 5, 2017

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In an executive order issued on March 28, the Trump administration is trying to make it easier to develop traditional energy resources by reducing environmental requirements on coal, nuclear, oil and natural gas, but whether it will stop the shift toward emission-free renewable energy is in doubt.

Federal Regulations