Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/asce-contributes-to-legislative-success-in-wisconsin-will-virginia-be-next/">ASCE contributes to legislative success in Wisconsin. Will Virginia be next?ASCE contributes to legislative success in Wisconsin. Will Virginia be next?
February 21, 2013
Last week ASCE sent a Key Alert to its members in Wisconsin urging passage of legislation that would allow an amendment to the state constitution to protect transportation funding. The passed measure, Assembly Joint Resolution (AJR) 2, allows the citizens of Wisconsin to vote on amending the state constitution to protect transportation funds intended for......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/delaney-enters-the-innovative-financing-fray/">Delaney Enters the Innovative Financing FrayDelaney Enters the Innovative Financing Fray
February 20, 2013
Freshman Member of Congress, John Delaney (D-MD), recently announced that he will be introducing an which would create the Office of Infrastructure Investment and the American Infrastructure Fund. The proposal would develop a large scale financing mechanism for transportation, energy, communication, water, and educational infrastructure using a public-private partnership modal. According to Delaney the proposal......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/u-s-chamber-holds-infrastructure-summit/">U.S. Chamber Holds Infrastructure SummitU.S. Chamber Holds Infrastructure Summit
February 19, 2013
The US Chamber of Commerce held a Transportation and Infrastructure Summit this last Wednesday. The event highlighted the need to invest in our nation’s infrastructure and the effects that those investments have on the economy. The day kicked off with opening remarks from US Chamber President, Tom Donahue, who pushed the need to establish a long......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/the-federal-role-in-infrastructure/">The Federal Role in InfrastructureThe Federal Role in Infrastructure
February 14, 2013
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing on Wednesday to examine the federal role in infrastructure. The hearing came the day after President Obama proclaimed in his State of the Union address that that nation must make a commitment to fix the infrastructure that we have. Chairman Shuster (R-PA) put together an A-list......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/asce-statement-on-the-presidents-state-of-the-union-address/">ASCE Statement on the President’s State of the Union AddressASCE Statement on the President’s State of the Union Address
February 13, 2013
The following is a statement from Gregory E. DiLoreto, P.E., P.L.S, D.WRE, president of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), regarding President Obama’s State of the Union address: “As stewards of our nation’s infrastructure, the American Society of Civil Engineers applauds President Obama’s efforts to improve our country’s ailing infrastructure and get America back......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/the-big-picture-on-infrastructure-investment/">The Big Picture on Infrastructure InvestmentThe Big Picture on Infrastructure Investment
January 28, 2013
With our final report in the Failure to Act series released this week, we saw the big picture consequences of failing to invest in our nation’s infrastructure. With this report, ASCE set out to answer this key question: What is impact on America’s economic future if we do not invest in our infrastructure today? With......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/driving-off-the-fiscal-cliff/">Driving Off the Fiscal CliffDecember 12, 2012
Congressional leaders and Obama Administration officials continued to meet behind closed doors the past several weeks in order to come to a compromise on the fiscal cliff. Many in Washington are speculating the possibility that the federal gas tax may be reexamined as a revenue option during discussions. Incoming House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/save-americas-infrastructure-gives-thanks/">Save America’s Infrastructure Gives ThanksSave America’s Infrastructure Gives Thanks
November 21, 2012
This Thursday, families across the country will sit down and give thanks for good fortunes they’ve encountered this past year. Members of our office and the infrastructure community in general have reason to be thankful for a great many things that occurred this past year or exist as a part of America’s infrastructure as a......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/2012-november-ballot-initiatives/">2012 November Ballot Initiatives2012 November Ballot Initiatives
November 09, 2012
This past Tuesday, voters across the country went to the polls and let their voices be heard. Voters in 39 states were asked to decide 188 ballot propositions – the most since 2006. ASCE members in 5 states -Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Maine and Oklahoma were sent Key Alerts in regards to state-wide ballot initiatives dealing......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/get-out-the-vote-for-infrastructure-initiatives/">Get Out The Vote (for Infrastructure Initiatives)Get Out The Vote (for Infrastructure Initiatives)
November 05, 2012
Voting is the most important part of the election process. On Election Day, elected officials find out if their constituents believe they’re doing a satisfactory job, or not. This year on Election Day make sure you get out to vote. On November 6, as you cast your vote for public officials at the national and......
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