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Rail groups split on Democrats’ infrastructure bill
Labor groups praise bill’s contents but key freight rail group is “disappointed.”
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Vote scheduled for controversial Connecticut truck tolling plan
The proposal is part of a 10-year, $19.4 billion infrastructure plan to improve roads, bridges, airports, rail and bus service.
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Legal issues
Business groups try to pull Trump, Congress back to infrastructure (with video)
State-by-state benefits of raising gas tax included in White House letter.
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Economics
Trucks ready to fight Connecticut’s new tolling plan
Connecticut truckers say tolling proposal unveiled by new governor would hurt business.
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Container ports singled out in federal spending bill
Congress is handing out $93 million in federal grants for improvements at the nation’s top 15 container ports.
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House T&I’s DeFazio: Raising the gas tax more likely in new Congress
Lots of ideas for federal funding of infrastructure at Capitol Hill hearing, but the “pay-for” question still looms.
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Economics
Saudi Arabia seeks investment to become logistics hub
Saudi energy minister Khalid al-Falih announced on January 26 that the country is raising $426 billion in private sector investments, which will include roughly $36…
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Equipment
Truck safety groups push Congress for speed limiter mandate
Speed limiter regulations sat idling under Bush and Obama, so truck safety groups now look to Congress - and Trump - to put it in…
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Highway Trust Fund deficits continue to pile up
The Congressional Budget Office revealed the latest deficits it tracks for the Highway Trust Fund as Congress plans to debate new ways to pay for…
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