Project development, estimated to occur in the early-to-mid 2030s, will be based on design used in the U.S. Energy Dept. breakthrough effort last December that successfully demonstrated laser fusion power with energy gain.

The MBTA submitted a four-part safety plan with the Federal Transit Administration after a rash of near miss accidents and an incident that left a worker seriously injured.

His peak legislative impact came from 1995 through 2001 when he chaired the "House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, during which time he shepherded the landmark TEA-21 bill that authorized $198 billion over six years for highway and transit programs.

Senate committee Democrats and Republicans sparred over her support of independent contractor regulations enacted in California when she was state labor agency chief.

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund advances with potential grants for thousands of projects, including half set for low-income and disadvantaged areas, but House GOP has already signaled intent to repeal it.

Developers and union officials argue the rules could discourage development in the city. 

Giant 10-year O&M contract combines functions of two awards originally planned—one to manage millions of gallons of radioactive waste stored underground at the former weapons site and the other to operate its multi-billion-dollar waste treatment plant awaiting startup.

With Senate hearings due on possible legislation to speed up federal review and permitting for construction projects, a coalition of construction and other business groups is pushing the case for bipartisan legislation to meet that goal.

An out-of-control Acura, which sped through an opening in the concrete barriers separating a work zone from highway travel lanes on Interstate-695, caused six worker fatalities.