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2024 AGC & HCSS Highway Work Zone Safety Survey
May 23, 2024
  Sixty-four percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, putting motorists and workers at risk, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of… Read More

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AGC Supports Immigration Bill to Create Pilot Program for Temporary Less Skilled Worker Visas
This week Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) introduced legislation, Willing Workers and Willing Employers Act, which would create a pilot guest worker program designed to address the gap that currently exists between temporary visa programs for seasonal workers and the H-1B visa program for highly-skilled… Read More
June 28, 2016
Tax Reform Remains Theoretical During House Hearing
On Wednesday, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax Policy held its second hearing on reform America’s tax code. At the hearing, Congressmen Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Roger Williams (R-Texas) presented legislative proposals to reform the income-tax system so that it is fairer and simpler for… Read More
June 28, 2016
AGC-Supported FAA Bill Close to Passage
The Senate is moving towards a final bill reauthorizing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs. AGC supports the bill and sent a letter to the Senate highlighting the bill’s increased funding levels for the Airport Infrastructure Program (AIP), provisions related to drones and the creation… Read More
June 28, 2016
AGC Urges Passage of Healthcare HRA Legislation
This week AGC joined over 60 national and multi-state organizations in requesting the House Ways & Means Committee to consider the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act.  The bill would allow small businesses with fewer than 50 employees to offer Health Reimbursements Arrangements (HRAs) to… Read More
June 28, 2016
President, AGC Call on Congress to Move Tax Reform
President Obama pushed for tax reform today, urging Congress to close corporate loopholes that allow firms to legally avoid paying taxes.  The president’s plan, however, would not lower the individual tax rate, which a majority of AGC members use to file their taxes as pass-through entities.… Read More
June 28, 2016
AGC Pushes for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Funding
The Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works held a hearing today concerning “the Federal Role in Keeping Water/Wastewater Infrastructure Affordable.” AGC’s testimony emphasized several financing tools that would help contractors and their local government partners build the nation’s… Read More
June 28, 2016
Government Seeks To Pursue OSHA Violations Using Enhanced Environmental Penalties
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a new hard-hitting enforcement initiative to crack down on violations of worker safety and environmental laws.  AGC members are urged to take note that the federal government seeks to investigate and enforce alleged safety violations in conjunction… Read More
June 28, 2016
FHWA Announces Every Day Counts Round 4 Initiatives
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced this week the eleven technologies and practices that  are being promoted as part of the fourth-round of Every Day Counts (EDC) for 2017-2018. EDC is FHWA’s state-based initiative to deploy proven innovations to shorten and enhance project… Read More
June 24, 2016
AGC WebEd Addresses Mileage Based User fees
AGC held a WebEd this week to inform members and chapters about developments in the use of mileage based user fees to fund transportation infrastructure investments at the federal and state levels in the future. Participants heard from Jack Basso, former DOT Budget Director and Chairman of the… Read More
June 24, 2016
FAA Finalizes New Federal Rules on the Commercial Use of Drones; AGC Schedules Follow-Up Programs Specifically for Construction Contractors
On June 21, 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) finalized a new and comprehensive set of rules for the commercial use of small drones in all industries, including construction.   This action completes a rulemaking process that the FAA began in February of 2015 – in an effort… Read More
June 23, 2016

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