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ATA skeptical of infrastructure plan while NATSO lauds effort
After the White House released its $2-plus trillion American Jobs Plan infrastructure funding proposal Wednesday, some groups in the trucking industry applauded the effort to improve the nation s infrastructure but were hesitant about parts of the plan.
American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear commended President Biden and his vision to modernize and revitalize our nation’s aging transportation networks, but noted “[we] do not believe the Administration’s funding proposal is politically tenable nor a reliable long-term solution to the shortfall facing the Highway Trust Fund.
A large portion of the plan focuses on creating quality jobs for Americans. As part of the plan, Biden is calling on Congress to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act to benefit unions. Part of the PRO Act, however, would nationalize the ABC test for independent contractors, putting the owner-operator mo
Texas GOP Moves to Gerrymander State Courts After Democratic Judicial Wins truthout.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from truthout.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Texas Republicans are pushing legislation that advocates say will gerrymander the state s appeals courts after Democrats swept judicial races in districts serving Dallas, Houston and Austin.
The Texas Senate Jurisprudence Committee on Thursday advanced SB 11, a bill introduced by Republican committee chair Joan Huffman to redraw the boundaries of the state s court of appeals districts. The bill and its state House counterpart in their current form propose only minor tweaks to several districts but voting advocates warn they are shell bills that will soon be loaded with much bigger changes based on proposals from a powerful group to gerrymander court districts just months after Democratic judges swept appellate races in five of the state s 14 districts.
Mar 31, 2021
The American Jobs Plan would invest $621 billion in infrastructure but only $135 billion would go toward repairing roads and bridges and improving highway safety.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled his nearly $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, dubbed the American Jobs Plan.
While Biden s plan – one he called a once in a generation investment in America – boasts a hefty price tag for American taxpayers, less than 10% of the proposed funding would be allocated to improve the nation’s highways and bridges.
The U.S. infrastructure recently earned a score of C- from the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the nation s infrastructure quality has dropped from fifth to thirteenth in the world over the last 15 years.