One of the first priorities of new House and Ways Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) is expected to be a push to extend tax credits that expired at the end of 2014.
President Obama’s Nov. 6 announcement that the State Dept. would not allow the Keystone XL pipeline to be built is a blow to contractors and construction unions that had strongly advocated for the project.
Tuesday, Nov. 3, proved to be a good day at the polls for infrastructure funding, with voters in eight states endorsing a variety of ballot measures aimed at generating new revenue for transportation and related projects.
Former Defense Secretary William Cohen says the Environmental Protection Agency may have short-circuited the usual process for reviewing a permit application for a proposed Alaska gold and copper mine.
Despite a recent setback, Senate Republicans and a few Democrats say they are committed to passing a bill to require the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw a newly issued water rule and rewrite it to address concerns from construction and agricultural industries as well as landowners.
As the run-up to the 2016 presidential campaign intensifies, construction groups and unions are beginning to devote time and energy to identifying candidates whom they can support.
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