Tag: infrastructure
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday pledged swift work by Congress on a job and infrastructure package that will be “fiscally sound,” but said she isn’t sure whether the next major item…
As lawmakers begin work on a massive infrastructure bill that they hope to pass by this summer, a key question lingers: What’s to become of the gas tax? The federal gas tax, which through the…
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Tuesday that Congress has an opportunity to deliver a generational boost in infrastructure spending as the Biden administration readies a package that could reach as high as $2 trillion.…
MORAN — Moran City Council members will soon take a closer look at the city’s aging water distribution system. Council members unanimously approved Monday a vote to hire Schwab Eaton to begin a preliminary engineering…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump wants to spend $2 trillion on infrastructure projects to create jobs and help the collapsing economy rebuild from the coronavirus’ stunning blows. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that seems…
Iola will likely change how it funds its economic development efforts. “It’s time to cut our ties with Thrive,” Iola City Councilwoman Nancy Ford said Monday, during the Council’s annual strategic planning session. In the…
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) Outside Cecilia Ziwanes house sits a neatly stacked woodpile next to a small solar panel her two major sources of energy. We cannot do without them, said the mother of…
Its refreshing to see the U.S. Chamber of Commerce put partisan politics aside for the sake of our national economy. This summer, C of C members have been wooing Senate and House leaders to raise…
WASHINGTON (AP) Reality has set in during the three weeks since President Donald Trump and Democratic congressional leaders agreed to work together on a $2 trillion infrastructure package to invest in roads, bridges and…
Iola’s ability to attract and retain a strong business community and potential outcomes of a successful school bond vote in April form the centerpiece of this week’s Ask The Register question. Iolan Gary Cardell writes: “How’s…
