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California is a test case in President Biden's efforts to demonstrate how fighting climate change is good for the economy.

NAPERVILLE, Ill.—“It’s a license to steal!” said auto tech Tom Sanecki. With 41 years in the trade, Sanecki was outraged at the proposal of the New Car Dealers Committee for a clause in the new contract that would allow dealerships to unilaterally lower wages or diminish conditions.

Fresh off one of the country's most expensive presidential elections, wealthy donors from both sides are already back pumping big money into political super PACs.

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HUNTINGTON — Pending approval of a rezoning ordinance, the local union of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers will build a new technical school near its current site on Madison Avenue

Several union representatives are standing near Lane County Commission Chair Joe Berney. They’re at the July 14 tour of Lane Transit District with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Congressman Peter DeFazio, promoting a trillion dollar infrastructure bill being debated in Congress. It’s the first time that many of the union reps have seen one another since the start of COVID-19.  While I’m introducing myself to them, one of the reps tells me that unions love Berney.  That s...

HUNTINGTON — A position that would oversee the City of Huntington’s American Rescue Plan Act funds was approved by city council members on Monday night. The City Council approved a resolution that creates a project manager position that would oversee the budgeting, reporting and documentation for the city’s ARP funds, of which Huntington has received about $40 million. The city must spend the funds within four years. The necessity of the position will be evaluated annually throug...

MASSENA — Despite the impact of the pandemic, the New York Power Authority’s Smart Path Moses-Adirondack rebuild continues to roll along. During Friday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Massena Intake, Power Authority President and Chief Executive Officer Gil Quiniones said the project was about one-third complete. “We’re rebuilding what we call the Moses-Adirondack line, which starts from here all the way down to the Adirondacks, about 86 miles we’re rebuilding. I�...

Print The regional planning board responsible for the infrastructure needs of San Diego County voted Friday to open negotiations with local labor leaders for an agreement that would ensure construction workers on future projects are paid union wages. By a vote of 11-7, the board of directors of the San Diego Association of Governments, or SANDAG, agreed to enter into exclusive talks with the San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council to adopt a “community benefits agreement.�...

Biden stressed how notable it was that two sides used to being at odds had instead joined together to back the bipartisan infrastructure framework. “They’re not here to negotiate with one another,” he said. Rather, “they’re supporting what we’re trying to get done in infrastructure.” On Wednesday, Senate Republicans blocked debate on the still-unfinished plan, though a group of GOP centrists say they will agree to debate on the $579 billion bill early next week after more details ...