Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/new-poll-reveals-investing-in-water-infrastructure-is-a-top-priority-for-voters/">New Poll Reveals Investing in Water Infrastructure is a Top Priority for VotersNew Poll Reveals Investing in Water Infrastructure is a Top Priority for Voters
April 18, 2018
Infrastructure has long been heralded as a bipartisan issue. A new poll out today from the Value of Water further proves this point, finding 88% of Americans voters agree: Now is the time to invest in the nation’s water infrastructure. Among the key findings, four of five American voters (80%) say that rebuilding America’s infrastructure......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/new-bill-would-reinstate-advance-refunding-bonds-for-infrastructure/">New Bill Would Reinstate Advance Refunding Bonds for InfrastructureNew Bill Would Reinstate Advance Refunding Bonds for Infrastructure
April 16, 2018
Congressman Randy Hultgren (R-IL) and Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) introduced H.R. 5003, a bill to reinstate advance refunding bonds, which were replead in H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. During the tax bill debate the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) opposed provisions that eliminated financing tools, including advance refunding bonds and......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/this-week-in-infrastructure-gas-taxes-fta-bus-grants/">This Week in Infrastructure: Gas Taxes & FTA Bus GrantsThis Week in Infrastructure: Gas Taxes & FTA Bus Grants
April 13, 2018
The start of pothole season is here, and it is clear that states are gearing up to take on the challenges that follow winter. To start the season of construction off right and in the weeks leading up to Infrastructure Week, states are reminding drivers about safe work zone practices through National Work Zone Awareness......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/congress-tackles-fy2019-budget/">Congress Tackles FY2019 BudgetCongress Tackles FY2019 Budget
April 13, 2018
This week, Congress had a busy schedule of hearings on the President’s Fiscal Year 2019 agency-by-agency budget requests. The House Committee on Appropriations held 19 hearings this week, while the Senate Committee on Appropriations held five hearings. Administration officials from across the federal agencies testified at hearings on the President’s FY19 budget request, including at those for......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/congress-hosts-series-of-disaster-recovery-hearings/">Congress Hosts Series of Disaster Recovery HearingsCongress Hosts Series of Disaster Recovery Hearings
April 12, 2018
This week Congress held multiple hearings offering status updates on post-disaster recovery efforts and lessons learned after 2017’s deadly hurricane season. It started off with a field hearing held by the House Committee on Homeland Security entitled “Houston Strong: Hurricane Harvey Lessons Learned and the Path Forward.” Witnesses included officials from the U.S. Army Corps......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/building-a-culture-of-preparedness/">Building a Culture of Preparedness at FEMABuilding a Culture of Preparedness at FEMA
March 30, 2018
Last week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released a new strategic plan to guide the agency from 2018 through 2022. The plan outlines three goals: reducing the complexity of the agency, readying the nation for catastrophic disaster, and building a culture of preparedness. The strategic goals will be driven by twelve supporting strategic objectives......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/president-trump-signs-fiscal-year-2018-omnibus-into-law/">President Trump Signs Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus Into LawPresident Trump Signs Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus Into Law
March 23, 2018
Yesterday, Congress passed a 2,232-page, $1.3 trillion omnibus spending package to fund the government for Fiscal Year 2018 (through September 30, 2018), and President Trump signed the bill into law today. The bill passed the House on a vote of 256 – 167 and the Senate on a vote of 65 – 32. Since October 1, 2017,......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/civil-engineers-advocate-for-infrastructure-on-capitol-hill/">Civil Engineers Advocate for Infrastructure on Capitol HillCivil Engineers Advocate for Infrastructure on Capitol Hill
March 16, 2018
Infrastructure has been a “buzzy” topic around Washington as of late, and this week ASCE members added their voices to the conversation by making in-person hill meetings to share the Society’s views on infrastructure investment, including FAA reauthorization, the 2018 WRDA bill, and the SRF WIN Act, with federal lawmakers. These visits came at an......
Minnesota & Wisconsin’s Twin Ports Region Receives a “C” in 2018 Report Card
March 12, 2018
The 2018 Report Card for the Twin Ports Area’s Infrastructure, released today, gives infrastructure in 10 northeast Minnesota counties and six northwest Wisconsin counties an overall grade of a “C.” The report finds that while the region’s infrastructure is currently slightly better than the national average, backsliding will occur in the next five to 10......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/a-look-back-one-year-with-the-2017-infrastructure-report-card/">A Look Back: One Year With the 2017 Infrastructure Report CardA Look Back: One Year With the 2017 Infrastructure Report Card
March 09, 2018
The 2017 Infrastructure Report Card celebrates its one-year anniversary today. Referenced by champions of infrastructure investment across the nation, the Report Card reminds us that with long-term investment, smart leadership, and preparation for the future, our nation’s D+ infrastructure problems are solvable. Since its release at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. last March, the 2017......
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