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Crumbling infrastructure? Thats perception, not data. A spring-mounted laser, driven along roads and highways in each state, provides an objective measurement.  By Robert Krol Text size Copy shortlink: Speaking about his ambitious infrastructure plans in a press conference, President Joe Biden recently stated, "One in five miles of our highways and major roads are in poor condition," "More than one third of our bridges" need repair, and "we ...

Robert Krol Tribute News Service Speaking about his ambitious infrastructure plans in a press conference, President Joe Biden recently stated, “One in five miles of our highways and major roads are in poor condition,” “More than one third of our bridges” need repair, and “we rank 13th globally in infrastructure.” These statements probably don’t sound surprising. Americans seem to believe that our infrastructure is, as some people say, “crumbli...

If only the Biden administration and Congress had the fortitude and foresight to make it happen.

For all sorts of bad reasons, American has a huge infrastructure spending backlog. But can we even do the job well?

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Tito Mboweni gives caretakers three months to nominate board members; analyst says it’s too short.

The US president's warning came after he had his first phone call with China’s President Xi Jinping.

7th February 2021 The 2017/18 Global Competitiveness Report acknowledges that developing countries compete to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) because of its potential benefits for the local economy, which include technology transfer, stronger managerial and organizational skills, increased access to foreign markets, and export diversification. FDI can enhance productivity, increase investment in research and development, and create better-paying and more stable jobs in host countries. B...

The Great Reset Conspiracy Smoothie A viral conspiracy theory blends together legitimate critiques with truly dangerous anti-vaccination fantasies and outright coronavirus denialism. By Naomi Klein December 8 2020 - Back in June, the World Economic Forum, best known for its annual Davos summit, kicked off a lunge for organizational relevance at a time when it was already clear that, for the foreseeable future, packin...

Email Other headwinds that hit state budgets include: the disproportionate growth of Medicaid spending; a decline in aid due to federal deficit reduction; shrinking tax bases and unstable revenues; and the fiscal plight of local governments. The recession also widened the hole in state pension funding. In 2017, states collectively could cover only 69 percent of their pension liabilities, down from 86 percent before the recession, according to a 2019 Pew report, though levels varied widely by st...