New Details of Trump Budget Darken Highway Trust Fund Outlook
By Dean Franks, senior vice president, congressional relations, ARTBA The Trump administration March 18 released additional details about the president’s FY 2020 budget, including impacts on yearly Highway Trust Fund (HTF) balances and outlay projections. The...
House Committees Discuss Infrastructure Package, Surface Transportation Reauthorization
By Dean Franks, senior vice president, congressional relations, ARTBA The first hearing on reauthorization of the FAST Act law, entitled “Aligning Federal Surface Transportation Policy to Meet 21st Century Needs,” took place March 13 before the House Highways &...
ARTBA Reauthorization Task Force Gets Rolling
Paula Hammond and Tim Duit By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA ARTBA’s “Project 2019 Reauthorization Task Force” March 13 held its first organizational conference to begin developing a legislative blueprint for the next federal highway and public transit...ARTBA’s Philosophy: Strive for Improvement & Never Accept the Status Quo
By Dave Bauer Striving for improvement and never accepting the status quo are as important today as in Churchill’s time. The power of such concepts is their application to government, business and our personal lives. They are certainly ARTBA foundational philosophies....
House Tax Committee Weighs Infrastructure Needs, User Fee Revenues
Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), left, and Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), earlier this year. By Dean Franks, senior vice president, congressional relations, ARTBA The House Ways & Means Committee, which oversees the Highway Trust Fund and all other federal tax issues,...Advertisements:
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