Jun 11 Watch 3:29 Trump’s trillion dollar infrastructure plan short on specifics By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump is promising to spend a trillion dollars to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure. But beyond general statements about private-public partnerships and dismantling regulations that can delay construction, the White House has yet to put out a detailed plan. Continue watching
Jun 09 WATCH: Trump touts $1 trillion infrastructure plan at DOT By Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said that, thanks to him, U.S. infrastructure will "once again be the envy of the world."… Continue reading
Jun 07 WATCH: Trump to address infrastructure, health care in Ohio By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The White House has yet to detail specifics of the plan, which it hopes to achieve largely through public-private partnerships. Continue reading
Jun 05 WATCH: White House pushes plan for $1 trillion infrastructure overhaul By Joshua Barajas The White House continued to push the Trump administration's $1 trillion plan to modernize the country's infrastructure on Monday, part of a weeklong rollout of one of the president's signature campaign promises. Continue reading
Jun 05 President Trump announces plan to privatize air traffic control system By Ken Thomas, Associated Press President Donald Trump will push for the separation of air traffic control operations from the Federal Aviation Administration, adopting an approach long championed by U.S. airlines, according to White House officials. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 9:08 Kenya races toward goal of electrifying every household By Sam Weber, Melanie Saltzman Kenya has made rapid gains in connecting households across the country to the electrical grid, as part of a goal to achieve universal access to power by 2020. Over the past three years the East African country has connected 12.4… Continue watching
Mar 16 Growing number of states fine slowpoke drivers in highway fast lanes By Martha T. Moore, Stateline Maybe you’re a bit of a lead-foot. Maybe you don’t like driving behind trucks. Or maybe you just really like the view from the left lane. Well, an increasing number of states have a message for you: Get over. Or… Continue reading
Feb 23 As Trump eyes infrastructure, local leaders say save ‘muni bonds’ By Elaine S. Povich, Stateline COLUMBIA, S.C. — Structures built with municipal bonds stand out in this city. There is the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, and new parking garages for a revitalized restaurant and apartment district. Sleek, futuristic water towers loom on the edge of… Continue reading
Jan 24 Senate Democrats unveil $1 trillion infrastructure plan By Joan Lowy, Associated Press It's not clear where Democrats would get the money for their proposal. Continue reading
Dec 14 Infrastructure strategy touted by Trump has produced uneven results By Scott Rodd, Stateline Public-private partnerships, however, have been responsible for only a small number of infrastructure projects in the last three decades. Continue reading