Biden administration sends states $570 million to fix dangerous rail crossings
The federal funding for railroad repairs will come from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
By Oliver Willis - June 07, 2023The federal funding for railroad repairs will come from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
By Oliver Willis - June 07, 2023Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s decision to allow thousands of the company’s chargers to be used by other electric vehicles is ‘a big deal, and it’ll make a big difference,’ tweeted President Joe Biden.
By Associated Press - February 18, 2023Funds for the grants come from the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act, which President Joe Biden signed into law on Nov. 15, 2021.
By Oliver Willis - January 04, 2023Pennsylvania officials used $25.3 million in federal grants to accelerate construction on the Fern Hollow Bridge, which is nearing completion after collapsing in January.
By Oliver Willis - October 21, 2022The funding is part of a Biden administration effort to address racial injustices in urban planning.
By Oliver Willis - September 16, 2022Donald Trump failed to sign any significant infrastructure legislation during his presidency despite saying U.S. airports ‘are like from a third world country.’
By Oliver Willis - July 08, 2022Racism has played a key role in the planning and implementing of public infrastructure projects across the country.
By Oliver Willis - June 30, 2022Funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 will be used to upgrade railroads across the country.
By Oliver Willis - June 02, 2022The Department of Transportation recently announced it would distribute $409 million in federal funds for 70 projects in 39 states.
By Oliver Willis - March 16, 2022‘America must lead the electric vehicle revolution,’ said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
By Associated Press - February 13, 2022GOP lawmakers and others attacked the transportation secretary for taking time off to care for his children after their adoption.
By Emily Singer - October 15, 2021Fox News offers its own employees six weeks of paid paternity leave.
By Oliver Willis - October 15, 2021They’re conveniently forgetting that the definition of infrastructure includes energy, water, housing, transportation, and communications systems, too.
By Donna Provencher - April 01, 2021‘This report card is a warning and a call to action,’ said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
By Associated Press - March 07, 2021‘Good transportation policy can play no less a role than making possible the American Dream.’
By Associated Press - January 21, 2021President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Buttigieg to lead the Department of Transportation.
By Casey Quinlan - December 15, 2020And Sen. Ernst’s reelection prospects look more bleak than ever.
By Donna Provencher - October 16, 2020From LGBTQ politicians delivering speeches, to mentions of violence against transgender people, the Democratic convention worked to represent a wide array of LGBTQ issues.
By Casey Quinlan - August 21, 2020It’s possible that candidates who have dropped out of the Democratic primary will receive delegates on Super Tuesday.
By Associated Press - March 03, 2020Almost 10 times as many delegates will be awarded on Tuesday than the previous four states combined.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 02, 2020Klobuchar is the third presidential candidate to drop out of the race in less than 49 hours.
By Associated Press - March 02, 2020Buttigieg was the first openly gay candidate to win delegates in a presidential primary.
By Associated Press - March 01, 2020Donald Trump gave the Medal of Freedom to the anti-LGBTQ, sexist, racist talk show host during his State of the Union address earlier this month.
By Josh Israel - February 18, 2020Trump previously claimed to have a good relationship with the LGBTQ community, despite his frequent efforts to expand discrimination.
By Josh Israel - February 14, 2020GOP turnout was just over half of Democratic turnout, by contrast.
By Josh Israel - February 12, 2020A majority of voters who consider themselves ‘very liberal’ pushed the Vermont senator to victory during Tuesday’s primary.
By Associated Press - February 12, 2020Voters will head to the polls to cast ballots in the second major hurdle for Democratic hopefuls.
By Associated Press - February 11, 2020Trump hoped his Monday night rally would snarl traffic and cause issues for Democrats. But Democrats were holding events far away from his rally.
By Emily Singer - February 11, 2020Trump is in bad shape heading into the 2020 election, a new Quinnipiac poll found.
By Emily Singer - February 10, 2020‘Enough is enough,’ party leader Tom Perez tweeted this week, calling on the state to begin recanvassing.
By Associated Press - February 07, 2020