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Feds to Repair Damage From Halted Border Wall Work in Texas, California

May 5, 2021

Homeland Security Dept. moves on Rio Grande levee breaches after locals push back; amounts of Biden cancelled wall contracts held by firms are tallied.

Federal Construction

Biden Halts Federally-Funded Border Wall Construction

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

January 23, 2021

No Comments

Work is paused 60 days for government review of contract options, while US Supreme Court cancels Feb. 22 oral argument and filings in Trump appeal of milcon funding diversion lawsuit

Border Barrier Work Runs Into New Walls

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

December 17, 2020

No Comments

Projects and contracts get more local pushback and new scrutiny as $15-billion Trump construction program speeds to end of his presidency

Supreme Court Will Hear Border Wall Fund Dispute, Won't Halt Work Now

Mary B. Powers

October 19, 2020

3 Comments

High court review of challenged $3.6B in milcon funding for barriers could take until mid 2021; election outcome will become key.

Trump Defends Taking Billions From DOD For Border Wall

Mary B. Powers

March 18, 2020

No Comments

Nineteen states sue, claiming economic harm and risk to national guard operations.

States Sue to Block Trump on New $3.8B Border Wall Fund Shift

Mary B. Powers

March 8, 2020

No Comments

19 state attorneys general charge that diversion halts milcon projects and disrupts national guard ops in their states, with economic impact.

Water Infrastructure

Senate Committee Approves 11% Hike for Corps Civil Works

Tom Ichniowski

September 12, 2019

No Comments

Republicans defeat Democrats' attempts to block DOD projects' funding shift to border wall.

Legal

Trump Emergency Action Draws Lawsuits from States, 'Green' Groups

Move to shift funds from military, Corps civil projects to wall faces challenges

Pam Hunter McFarland

February 20, 2019

One Comment

Litigants contend Trump lacks authority to declare emergency to build wall using funds Congress appropriated for other uses.

Infrastructure Funding

What Must Happen In The Next Three Weeks To Avoid Another Shutdown

States may be cautious about spending commitments in the face of uncertainty

Tom Ichniowski

January 26, 2019

One Comment

Funds should start to flow again at reopened agencies but month's backlog could slow permitting, other approvals.

Federal Spending

Shutdown Affects Some, But Not All, Infrastructure Programs

Tom Ichniowski

January 3, 2019

No Comments

UPDATE: House, now under Democrats' control, passes bills to end shutdown, but White House issues veto threat.

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Items Tagged with 'Trump border wall'

ARTICLES

Feds to Repair Damage From Halted Border Wall Work in Texas, California

Biden Halts Federally-Funded Border Wall Construction

Border Barrier Work Runs Into New Walls

Supreme Court Will Hear Border Wall Fund Dispute, Won't Halt Work Now

Trump Defends Taking Billions From DOD For Border Wall

States Sue to Block Trump on New $3.8B Border Wall Fund Shift

Senate Committee Approves 11% Hike for Corps Civil Works

Trump Emergency Action Draws Lawsuits from States, 'Green' Groups

What Must Happen In The Next Three Weeks To Avoid Another Shutdown

Shutdown Affects Some, But Not All, Infrastructure Programs

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