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Infrastructure bill
The bump in the road for improvements to infrastructure
Apr 20, 2022
President Biden is traveling the country to promote the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Inflation could derail or delay that spending.
Biden requires infrastructure bill's materials made in U.S., with exceptions
by
Lily Jamali
Apr 18, 2022
U.S. industry doesn't produce enough of the materials, such as steel, to satisfy the need, so this may be more of an aspiration than a policy.
What makes federal infrastructure jobs "good-paying"?
Dec 6, 2021
The idea that federally funded construction projects must pay a minimum "prevailing wage" goes back to a 1931 law.
What would a city "designed with care" look like?
by
Amy Scott
and Richard Cunningham
Nov 29, 2021
Writer Alexandra Lange says urban architecture and a “Department of Care” could make residents’ needs and culture a priority.
Checking the roads and bridges to grandmother's house
Nov 24, 2021
What will the infrastructure bill do for 60-year-old Putty Hill Avenue Bridge — which supports 17,000 vehicles daily — and similar sites?
EV charging stations will get a boost from the infrastructure package
Nov 17, 2021
The bill devotes $7.5 billion to Biden's goal — having half a million charging stations nationwide within a decade.
The infrastructure bill is on the president’s desk. What’s in it for rural America?
Nov 15, 2021
Rural states with the most work to do on those fronts — like Alaska, Wyoming, Montana and Vermont — will receive the most funding per capita.
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So what exactly is in the infrastructure bill?
by
Matt Levin
Nov 8, 2021
And how exactly does it address the biggest challenges facing this economy?
When will we see the economic impact of new infrastructure spending?
Nov 8, 2021
There are shorter- and longer-term projects in Biden's $1 trillion plan. State and local governments will influence how it’s spent.
How much is the U.S. investing in apprenticeship programs?
Aug 26, 2021
The infrastructure bill that recently passed in the Senate highlights a disturbing and long-neglected shortage in apprenticeship investments.