Tag: Infrastructure
The key to Alabama’s economic future: Infrastructure investments
Sometimes the best way to look at the future is to study the past. In Alabama, we know that after Thomas Jefferson completed the...
Delta Regional Authority to invest $1 million in Alabama’s infrastructure, economy
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) on Tuesday announced more than $1 million in new DRA investments to strengthen Alabama’s workforce, infrastructure,...
Donald Trump’s path to boosting infrastructure full of potholes
President Donald Trump's road to getting legislation through Congress this year to restore the nation's crumbling infrastructure appears increasingly precarious.
Trump has yet to release...
Donald Trump’s 100-days promises: Fewer than half carried out
Sure enough, the big trans-Pacific trade deal is toast, climate change action is on the ropes and various regulations from the Obama era have...
Gas tax bill to improve Alabama roads, infrastructure clears first hurdle
A bill that would raise the state gasoline and diesel tax by 4 cents a gallon — if passed, it would be the first...
Trump budget axes program that funds Alabama infrastructure projects
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), a government agency that has poured millions of dollars into Alabama's economic development over the years, has found itself on...
Senate Democrats to propose $1 trillion infrastructure plan
Senate Democrats on Tuesday will propose spending $1 trillion on transportation and other infrastructure projects over 10 years in an attempt to engage President...
Donald Trump’s path to boosting infrastructure is full of potholes
Donald Trump has vowed to rebuild the nation's roads, bridges, airports and railways, but the path to delivering on that promise is full of...
Martha Roby: Marking successes in 2015, renewing priorities for 2016
As 2015 comes to a close, it offers us a chance to reflect on the work the past year and gain a sense of...
Hillary Clinton proposes $275 billion in new infrastructure spending
Hillary Rodham Clinton called for hundreds of billions in new federal spending on infrastructure on Sunday, kicking off what her campaign says will be...