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August 26, 2024
  AGC & Arcoro Workforce Survey 94 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Undermining Efforts to Build Infrastructure & Other Projects As Industry Calls for Better Federal Workforce Policies The nation’s failure to invest in construction… Read More

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The Presidential Nomination Rollercoaster Ride Ahead: Arizona & Michigan
The Republican presidential nomination rollercoaster ride continues to have its ups, downs, and upside downs. With Senator Rick Santorum recently riding high with victories in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri, political pundits feared that Governor Mitt Romney’s campaign was again in trouble. But,… Read More
February 19, 2012
House Approves Portion of Transportation Reauthorization- Senate Compromise Leave Way to Move Forward
The House and Senate have been deliberating their respective versions of the transportation reauthorization legislation this week but long lists of amendments in both Chambers have slowed down progress. As a result final action on both bills has been postponed until after the Present’s Day… Read More
February 18, 2012
President Signs FAA Authorization Legislation
After more than a four-year delay by Congress and 22 short-term extensions, this week President Obama signed a four-year compromise Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization bill. The legislation includes $13.4 billion for the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and extends the airline… Read More
February 18, 2012
Urge Congress to Pass the Transportation Bill NOW!
Despite the importance of this legislation to the highway and transit construction industry AGC has been told that Senators and Representatives are not hearing from construction contractors about the importance of passing the highway bill now. Votes on the bills are expected to be close so each… Read More
February 18, 2012
House and Senate Continue Consideration of Transportation Reauthorization Bills
The House and Senate have begun deliberation on their respective versions of the transportation reauthorization legislation, but long lists of amendments in both chambers have slowed down progress. As a result, final action on both bills has been postponed until after the Present’s Day… Read More
February 18, 2012
FCC Rules to Prevent GPS Interference
On Tuesday the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rejected LightSquared’s plans for a 4G broadband network. The decision was largely influenced by final recommendation from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), which is a joint panel consisting of nine federal… Read More
February 17, 2012
2013 Budget Proposal - Department of Transportation
President Obama’s FY 2013 budget request for the Department of Transportation rehashes last year’s request. The president renewed his request for $50 billion in the current fiscal year to provide a targeted economic boost and to jump start job creation. In addition, the administration used the… Read More
February 17, 2012
2013 Budget Proposal - Environmental Protection Agency
The president has continued the time-honored tradition of cutting funding for our nation's water infrastructure programs.  Since the Clinton Administration, nearly every presidential budget has included cuts to the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, with the expectation that… Read More
February 17, 2012
2013 Budget Proposal - Federal Construction Programs
Military Construction Overall funding for the Department of Defense (DOD) Military Construction account is $9 billion, which is $4 billion less than the budget for FY 2012, or down about 31 percent.  This large reduction in funding is mostly due to the end of the DOD’s six-year Base Realignment… Read More
February 17, 2012
2013 Budget Proposal - Tax Provisions
The president’s budget also included some significant tax provisions including: President Obama’s budget keeps up the campaign promise of taxing the wealthy by again reiterating his plan to let the Bush-era tax cuts expire for households that earn more than $250,000 a year and calling for the… Read More
February 17, 2012

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