Items Tagged with 'Election'

Voters watch how newly elected governors Abigail Spanberger in Va. and Mikie Sherill in NJ, as well as New York City-Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani tackle high energy costs and infrastructure funding, among other key issues..

Va and NJ governors' races could be early referendums on the second Trump administration, while hundreds of millions in funding measures popped onto many local ballots this year

Presidential candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have provided little information so far about what their infrastructure priorities would be if elected.

Opponents said the amendment to the Illinois constitution is not needed and will not affect private construction companies.

The measure—which will fund efforts including climate change mitigation, flood risk reduction, infrastructure resilience and drinking-water protection—also includes a prevailing wage requirement.

Voters in several North Carolina counties approved nearly $2 billion in bonds, while special transportation taxes failed in Florida. 

A top industry priority: protecting IIJA funding.

With the federal midterm elections just a few weeks away and party control of both houses of Congress at stake, construction associations, companies and unions are making their late-in-the-game contributions to back favored candidates.

Industry weighs President-elect Donald Trump’s ambitious infrastructure plan and his promises to undo Obama Administration regulations.

Aiming to boost infrastructure investment as a bigger economic priority in U.S. policy for the next administration, a new coalition is pushing to gain support of its “Blueprint 2025” initiative in Congress and with key presidential contenders.