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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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Don’t Forget to Meet with Your Federal Reps and Deliver the Hardhats for Highways Message
District Work Period: April 14-25, 2014 Your Senators and Representatives are currently working in your home districts.  Set aside time to meet with them now through Friday, April 25 and discuss the importance federal highway funding has on your company and your job. Make an appointment to visit… Read More
April 18, 2014
US DOT Updates Highway Trust Fund Ticker
August Shortfall Predicted This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) updated their Highway Trust Fund Ticker, where they continue to project a shortfall before the end of August.  DOT estimates that the balance will dip to $5 billion in June and could dip below $4 billion in July,… Read More
April 18, 2014
Scott Brown Enters the New Hampshire Senate Race
Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown (R) is now an official Senate candidate in New Hampshire.  Two public polls are currently showing a varying lead for incumbent Jeanne Shaheen (D). Public Policy Polling, conducting a survey for the League of Conservation Voters (4/7-8; 1,034 NH registered… Read More
April 18, 2014
AGC-Opposed Paycheck Legislation Stalls in Senate
Last week, the Senate failed to get cloture on S. 2199, the Paycheck Fairness Act.  This bill would have given the government greater control over how a company’s employees are paid by expanding the Equal Pay Act to limit the ability of employers to make pay decisions based on experience, local… Read More
April 17, 2014
Registration Opens for the AGC Summer Financial Issues Forum
The Summer 2014 AGC Financial Issues Forum (FIF) will be held June 19-20 in Washington, D.C. The meeting is geared toward member company CEOs, CFOs, and other senior accounting professionals –forum attendees will have the opportunity to network and hear from tax experts and congressional… Read More
April 17, 2014
Federal Contractors Conference: Early-Bird Discount Expires SOON!
Register by April 24 and Save $100 With the fiscal year 2014 budget in place and the president’s fiscal year 2015 budget released, federal agencies have a better understanding of the projects coming down the pipe. Many top federal agency leaders and their colleagues will discuss their plans at the… Read More
April 17, 2014
Congress Continues Pressure on EPA over Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
This week, both the House and Senate continued to apply pressure on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider the significant expansion of its authority to regulation wetlands and wet areas under the Clean Water Act (CWA). In the Senate, all eight Republican Senators on the… Read More
April 12, 2014
Your Reps will be Home to Meet with You – Deliver the Hardhats for Highways Message
April 14-25, 2014 | www.HardhatsforHighways.org Your Senators and Representatives will be back working in your home districts starting next Monday, April 14 through Friday, April 25.  It is the perfect opportunity to set up meetings to discuss the importance federal highway funding has on your… Read More
April 12, 2014
AGC and TCC Need Your Input - How is the HTF Shortfall is Impacting Your Business?
AGC and the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) are seeking input on how the looming Highway Trust Fund shortfall is impacting business decisions and state transportation programs.   This survey, along with the recently launched Highways for Hardhats campaign, is part of AGC’s continued… Read More
April 12, 2014
Federal Contractors Face New Compensation Disclosure Requirements
On April 8, President Obama took two executive actions that will impact federal contractors.  First, the president signed an executive order (EO) that will require federal contractors to allow their employees to discuss their earnings with one another. Second, the president signed a presidential… Read More
April 11, 2014

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