State legislatures scrutinizing professional licensing
March 06, 2025
On February 24th, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced he would launch his version of the Trump Administration’s “Department of Government Efficiency” to tackle waste, fraud, and abuse in the Sunshine State. Specifically, over the next year, DeSantis wants his new government efficiency initiative to scrutinize local government spending, reduce the size of the state government’s......
Texas Infrastructure Rates at “C” in 2025
February 20, 2025
On February 18 at the Austin Capitol Building, ASCE members released the 2025 Report Card for Texas Infrastructure. The press conference featured updates to the state’s 2021 Report Card. Texas Report Card Adds Four Categories and Updates Energy Analysis The new document adds four additional infrastructure categories (broadband, hazardous waste, ports, and rail) and expands......
Trump signs executive orders to begin second term, creating uncertainty for IIJA spending
January 30, 2025
Since assuming office last week, President Trump has signed several executive orders related to various policy topics, including energy, climate, and infrastructure. Among those actions is an executive order temporarily halting disbursement of remaining funds appropriated under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, as well as a related order to......
Improve Minnesota Infrastructure with Capital Investment
January 23, 2025
ASCE Supports Minnesota Infrastructure Investment On Wednesday, January 21st, ASCE Members Hannah Albertus-Benham and Meredith Lis Marcott testified to the Capital Investment Committee of Minnesota’s State Senate. In their remarks – which you can watch here [starting at 1 hour, 33 minutes] – Albertus-Benham used Minnesota’s 2022 Report Card for Minnesota’s Infrastructure as a jumping-off......
Montana’s infrastructure grade declines to a ‘C-’
December 12, 2024
Montana’s infrastructure is now ranked on par with the national infrastructure score, donning a ‘C-’ grade in the 2024 Report Card for Montana’s Infrastructure. ASCE’s Montana Section released its latest report today, which covers 14 categories of infrastructure and is a one-step decrease from the ‘C‘ the state received in its 2018 report. At a......
Maine’s infrastructure grade improves to a ‘C’
December 04, 2024
Maine’s infrastructure is now ranked ahead of the national infrastructure score, donning a ‘C’ grade in the 2024 Report Card for Maine’s Infrastructure. This is one step ahead of the ‘C-‘ the nation received in the 2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. ASCE’s Maine Section released its latest report today, which covers 16 categories of......
Infrastructure Initiatives Supported at the Ballot Box
November 26, 2024
Despite the uncertainty surrounding the future of infrastructure funding in the 119th Congress and a second Trump administration, infrastructure performed incredibly well in state and local elections on November 5th. Across the United States, voters approved or renewed billions of dollars in funding. Below is a summary of some of the ballot infrastructure initiatives ASCE......
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Celebrates Three-Year Anniversary
November 15, 2024
Today marks the three-year anniversary of the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the largest and most comprehensive federal infrastructure investment package in our nation’s history. The law allocated $1.2 trillion, including more than $500 billion in new funding, across each of the 18 categories of infrastructure outlined in ASCE’s 2021 Report......
Congress Returns to Address Remaining Priorities in “Lame Duck” Session
November 14, 2024
This week, Congress returned from its extended recess following a hotly contested 2024 election. As the clock winds down on the 118th Congress, Capitol Hill now turns its attention to addressing critical outstanding items before January 3rd when the new Congress will be sworn in. The House and Senate will enter the final stretch of......
Wisconsin’s infrastructure Report Card grade improves in 2024
September 17, 2024
On September 17th, the Wisconsin Section of ASCE released the 2024 Report Card for Wisconsin’s Infrastructure at the state capitol building in Madison. The Report Card evaluated 17 infrastructure categories, and Wisconsin’s infrastructure received a ‘C+’ grade, a one-step improvement over the 2020 Report Card. Twelve of the 17 categories evaluated on the Report Card......