budget

Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Press Conference

House Bill Would Create $100M Disaster-Aid Revolving Loan Fund

Proposal follows recommendations of mayors of Mississippi River cities dealing with flooding

July 26, 2019

Measure proposed by House members from the flood-battered Midwest,would establish a fund to support loans for resilience projects.

Intentional Breach Might Not Submarine Massachusetts' Construction Contracts

Commonwealth's high court rules on delayed Western Mass. broadband project

Justin Rice

June 14, 2018

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Construction contracts might not be undercut by an intentional breach, according to a June 13 ruling by the state's highest court.

Illinois Could Halt State Projects by June 30 as Budget Deadline Looms

Lack of a budget may lead to a statewide shutdown, for the third year in a row.

Jeff Yoders

June 15, 2017

Lack of a state budget, for the third year in a row, may lead to a statewide shutdown.

Kansas Road Funds Face Cuts Due to State Budget Shortfalls

February 1, 2017

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Kansas’ already financially strained highway funding could be cut further, as the state’s budget woes worsen.

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Boston's Green Line Extension: No More Fig Leafs, Please

Richard Korman

January 13, 2016

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While the MBTA has released much information about the halted project, some crucial backstory remains unknown. We need new ways to talk about public works.

Why Massachusetts Agencies Hit Pause Button on Green Line Extension

Massachusetts transportation officials confront ‘cost growth’ as terminated contractor hopes for future role on the project

Scott Van Voorhis

January 13, 2016

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There is one bright spot in the December “termination for convenience” of the main contracting joint venture on the Boston area’s Green Line Extension light-rail project: No one is pointing fingers at the contractor as the key culprit behind the project’s soaring cost, which currently is $700 million to $1 billion over its roughly $2-billion budget.

Budget Deal Would Boost Spending in Fiscal 2016 and 2017

Tom Ichniowski

October 30, 2015

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Congress has passed a new budget blueprint that would provide relatively modest increases in federal spending for the current fiscal year and the next one. That could provide a boost for construction programs.