With the federal midterm elections just a few weeks away and party control of both houses of Congress at stake, construction associations, companies and unions are making their late-in-the-game contributions to back favored candidates.

Storm shutters big Georgia nuke project as industry assesses expected billions in infrastructure, other damage

In the wake of a rise in fatal trenching cave-ins, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun a targeted education and enforcement program to try to reverse the trend.

The measure also includes $1.68 billion to help states recover from Hurricane Florence.