ADVOCACY / INDUSTRY NEWS

Congress Boosts Clean Energy and Environmental Spending

Advocacy / Industry News December 20, 2019 Congress Boosts Clean Energy and Environmental Spending by Lynn Schloesser The $1.4 trillion appropriations and tax extenders package deal that Congress sent to…

Treasury Questions Section 179D Payments to Governmental Clients

Advocacy / Industry News December 20, 2019 Treasury Questions Section 179D Payments to Governmental Clients by Katharine Mottley In response to questions from Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), a member of…

Congress Passes DOT Appropriations Bill; Fully Funds FAST Act Authorizations for Highways and Transit

Advocacy / Industry News December 20, 2019 Congress Passes DOT Appropriations Bill; Fully Funds FAST Act Authorizations for Highways and Transit By Matt Reiffer Congress has approved FY2020 appropriations for…

Transportation Initiatives Perform Strongly in November 5 Elections

Advocacy / Industry News November 7, 2019 Transportation Initiatives Perform Strongly in November 5 Elections In the November 5 elections, almost 90 percent of state and local transportation ballot initiatives…

House Passes ‘Cadillac Tax’ Repeal

Advocacy / Industry News July 18, 2019 House Passes ‘Cadillac Tax’ Repeal Making a rare bipartisan change to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the House of Representatives approved the Middle…

FHWA Finalizes Guidance on New “Safe Harbor” Indirect Cost Rate Policy for New and Small Firms

Advocacy / Industry News June 24, 2019 FHWA Finalizes Guidance on New “Safe Harbor” Indirect Cost Rate Policy for New and Small Firms The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is expanding…

House Committee Moves Forward on ACEC-Backed Tax Extenders

Advocacy / Industry News June 21, 2019 House Committee Moves Forward on ACEC-Backed Tax Extenders The House Ways and Means Committee took a key step today toward extending a collection…

Appropriations Bill Holds Line on EPA, Superfund Funding

Advocacy / Industry News February 15, 2019 Appropriations Bill Holds Line on EPA, Superfund Funding In legislation signed by President Trump today, the Environmental Protection Agency will receive nearly $8.1…