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We’ve heard a lot of opinions about what is, and isn’t, infrastructure. Now I’ll add my hot take: Soil is infrastructure.

Liz DyeMay 28, 2021 09:20 AM Joe Biden Reaction GIF Republican "moderates" have offered a counter-proposal to President Joe Bidens $1.7 trillion infrastructure proposal, and it is eight bucks and a bag of dogshit. Haha, your Wonkette is just kidding. Actually it is $8 bucks and a bag of dogshit PLUS $700 stolen from COVID relief funds. What a deal, huh? Bidens opening offer was a $2.3 trillion package, Republicans raised their $568 billion opening gambit by a whopping $50 billion, wh...

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Why “Infrastructure” Includes the Ground Beneath Our Feet Tim Youngquist of Iowa State University (left) with Larry and Margaret Stone at their prairie strips near Traer, Iowa. This is a first year of growth after frost seeding in the winter of 2015. Prairie plants are coming but have been mowed to keep weeds down. Credit: NRCS/SWCS photo by Lynn Betts Why “Infrastructure” Includes the Ground Beneath Our Feet Karen Perry Stillerman, senior analyst, Food and Enviro...

Press Releases Murphy Administration to Highlight Infrastructure Investments Aimed at Addressing Climate Change and Economic Development During National Infrastructure Week May 12, 2021, 5:56 pm | in Murphy Administration to Highlight Infrastructure Investments Aimed at Addressing Climate Change and Economic Development During National Infrastructure Week 05/12/2021 TRENTON – The Murphy Administration will host a series of events tomorrow, Thursday, May 13, highlighti...

IoT FEATURE NEWS Prepare for Impact: With Billions Going into Infrastructure Modernization in the US, Will You Be Ready? By Arti LoftusMay 11, 2021 United for Infrastructure Week was kicked off yesterday with a message of hope from President Biden, who expressed the importance of this moment in American history. "Infrastructure is about all of us," Biden said. "We have a historic opportunity to make historic investments in our infrastructure. It will create millions of...

It’s another big week for charter schools in Rhode Island Dan McGowan © David Goldman A swing on a playground outside Achievement First mayoral academy in Providence, which the state Department of Education has given approval to expand. If you have friends or relatives who would like their own free copy of this daily briefing about Rhode Island, tell them they can  LEADING OFF Happy Tuesday and welcome to Rhode Map, your daily guide to everything happening in the Ocean Sta...

R.I. Infrastructure Bank invests another $850k toward Pawtucket-Central Falls commuter rail center Governor McKee visits construction site with city leaders in Pawtucket and Central Falls as part of United for Infrastructure Week By Alexa Gagosz Globe Staff,Updated May 11, 2021, 5:29 p.m. Email to a Friend The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank has provided $850,000 in Transit Oriented Development financing towards road and stormwater infrastructure in the Pawtucket - Central Falls Commuter Rail ...

This is a map of America’s broadband problem A county-by-county look at the broadband gap Share this story If broadband access was a problem before 2020, the pandemic turned it into a crisis. As everyday businesses moved online, city council meetings or court proceedings became near-inaccessible to anyone whose connection couldn’t support a Zoom call. Some school districts started providing Wi-Fi hotspots to students without a reliable home connection. In other districts, kids set up in McD...

Opinion/Diehl and Ownjazayeri: Make major investments in RI’s infrastructure Jeffrey Diehl and Vahid Ownjazayeri Jeffrey Diehl is executive director and CEO of the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank and Vahid Ownjazayeri is chair of the bank’s board of directors. The week of May 10 is United for Infrastructure Week and an opportunity to reflect on the state of Rhode Island and our nation’s critical infrastructure. From our roads and bridges, to safe drinking water, to sewers systems and was...