Government

CEG - Wed October 06, 2021

Alabama Gov. Ivey Signs $1.3B Prison Construction Legislation

Gov. Kay Ivey on Oct. 1 signed bills authorizing the construction of at least two new state prisons that combined could incarcerate more than 8,000 people. Her signature was added to the bills soon after the Alabama Legislature approved the measures....

Office of Sen. Deb Fischer - Wed September 22, 2021

New Bill Expands Farmers' Access to Precision Agriculture Equipment

U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Agriculture committee, introduced the Precision Agriculture Loan (PAL) Act. The bipartisan legislation would create a program within the U.S....

Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu September 09, 2021

Industry Wants Fed Help to Tackle Labor Shortages

If you believe the projections, the construction industry could see hundreds of thousands of new jobs as a result of the bipartisan infrastructure bill. The industry just needs fed buy-in for skilled worker training while it waits for shovels to hit the dirt on coming infrastructure projects....

Associated Press - Tue September 07, 2021

Texas Governor to Spend $250M On New Border Wall

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said recently that he will use $250 million in state money and crowdsourced financing to build more barriers along the U.S. border with Mexico. But questions remain over how far Abbott, a Republican, can go for a project whose total cost, length and timeline are unclear and could face legal challenges from the federal government....

allred. house. gov - Tue September 07, 2021

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Visits North Texas

On the heels of a big win in the Senate, the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg came to north Texas. He toured the Terminal C construction site at DFW Airport....

Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed August 25, 2021

Industry Awaits Its Trillion-Dollar Infrastructure Plan

The $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act opens the federal wallet to massive road, bridge, water, utility and broadband projects for years to come. But is the construction industry as a whole prepared to solve the country's infrastructure challenges in the turmoil of longtime labor shortages, gouging materials prices and the scarcity of heavy machinery?"The interesting thing about the construction workforce is that they're transient," David Martin, president of the Arizona Chapter of the AGC told a local radio station....

Senate. gov - Tue August 24, 2021

Infrastructure Bill Spurs Construction Projects in Idaho

U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released the following statement after voting in support of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which the Senate passed by a 69-30 vote:"The bipartisan legislation we passed today makes investments in traditional, hard infrastructure projects to help keep pace with Idaho's rapid growth....

CEG - Tue August 10, 2021

Equipment Manufacturers, Associations Hail Senate Passage of Historic Infrastructure Bill

The U.S. Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Aug. 10 by a wide bipartisan majority vote, 69-30. Nineteen republicans joined all 50 democrats in passing the bill, which now will head to the House, though that chamber may not take up the bill until fall, after its August recess....

Willett Public Affairs - Thu August 05, 2021

New Construction Legislation Seeks to Reform New York's Public Contracting Process

The longstanding challenges faced by construction contractors and subcontractors when dealing with New York State's complicated public contracting processes are one step closer to being resolved, as the Construction Industry Public Contracting Advisory Council bill (S.4323-C/A.6232-C) awaits Gov....

The Associated Press - Mon August 02, 2021

Senate Votes to Begin Work on Nearly $1T Infrastructure Bill

The U.S. Senate voted July 28 to begin efforts to pass President Joe Biden's almost $1 trillion national infrastructure plan, a sudden move following an agreement between the White House and a bipartisan group of senators on major provisions of the package weeks ago....