

Trump’s EPA Slashing Clean Air And Water Rules
EPA Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation Bill Wehrum announced rollbacks in air and water pollution regulations which the agency...


Contractor Groups And Trade Unions Oppose U. S. Steel And Aluminum Import Tariffs
Trump administration Commerce Department proposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminum might protect metal production workers, but they...


Congress Mulls Trump Infrastructure and Construction Budget Proposals
Congressional and construction industry leaders are giving critical reviews of the recently released Trump administration long term...


Commerce Department Proposes Tariffs On Imported Steel And Aluminum
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has proposed three alternatives for consideration by President Trump, who must decide on whether steel and...


President Trump Floats Fuel Tax Increase Trial Balloon
According to Delaware Senator Tom Carper, President Trump repeatedly signaled his potential support for a 25 cent increase in the federal...


Tax Reform and Your Construction Business
Several provisions of HR 1, entitled “Tax Cut and Jobs Act” now being marked up in the House Ways and Means Committee, will have specific...


Trump Budget Proposals Slash Federal Infrastructure Programs Serving America’s Poor
Details of the Trump administration budget proposals reveal attacks on infrastructure investments providing the greatest help to poor and...


Trump Administration Launching Broad Attack on USEPA Regulations
Now that Trump’s EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has been confirmed by the Senate, drastic changes to three of the agency’s environmental...


American Airports Need $99.9 Billion In The Next 5 Years
Airports generate revenue for capital improvements and maintenance of about $10 billion per year from passenger facility charges, but...


Caterpillar Denies Dodging Taxes After IRS Raids Peoria HQ
After its Peoria headquarters and other corporate offices were raided by IRS agents, along with FDIC’s Inspector General and the Office...