ISSUE / Week of April 13, 2015
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Federal Funding,Federal GovernanceSeptember 09,2015 |Talks on HTF Extension Continue on Capitol Hill
April 16, 2016 Negotiations on the duration of the next surface transportation extension law have begun on Capitol Hill, driven by the inexorable pull of the calendar. Current law sunsets the... -
April 16, 2015 House-Senate negotiations on the fiscal 2016 budget blueprint have begun in earnest, with the House appointing a team of negotiators yesterday and the Senate expected to follow suit...
House Subcommittee OK’s FY16 Corps of Engineers Water Project Budget
September 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisApril 16, 2015 Earlier today, a House subcommittee approved a bill providing $5.6 billion in appropriations for the water resources program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for fiscal year...
CBO Data Illustrates Future Cost of Past HTF Commitments
September 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisApril 16, 2015 As Congressional leaders return to Washington to discuss how to extend Highway Trust Fund program spending authority past May 31, recent data from the Congressional Budget Office...
FY 2016 Appropriations Process Gets Going
September 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisApril 16, 2016 The fiscal year 2016 appropriations process began this week with two subcommittee markups of general appropriations bills in the House (Energy and Water Development, discussed in...
In the Spotlight: Phil Washington
September 10, 2015 | Ann HeneberyPhil Washington has served as Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTD) General Manager since 2009 and, prior to that, he was RTD’s Assistant General Manager for nearly ten years. He is...
The Transportation President
April 01, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONDespite the fact that we are about 600 days away from the actual election, another Presidential campaign is underway. While this could mean a national debate on several critical issues,...
Infrastructure 2: Congress and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Roads
April 14, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONHow many politicians does it take to make people pay attention to our infrastructure problem? None, apparently. All it takes is John Oliver and a fake movie trailer. Some people see infrastructure...
Senate Commerce Examines FAA Reauthorization, Potential ATC Restructuring
September 09, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONApril 16, 2015 On Tuesday, April 14, Senate Commerce held a full committee hearing on Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization. The current FAA authorization law will expire on September...