Tag: surface transportation

Surface transportation advocate Petri to step away from Congress

April 16, 2014By

Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.) announced April 14 that he would not seek re-election this year. According to NSSGA, […]

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House committee exploring federal gas tax increase

July 25, 2013By

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee discussed increasing the federal gas tax during a hearing about the existing […]

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Q&A with NSSGA’s Gus Edwards (Part 2 of 2)

April 1, 2013By

Gus Edwards steadily climbed the ranks over 16 years between the National Stone Association (NSA) and the National […]

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State of the Union takeaways

February 18, 2013By

A comprehensive, well-funded, multi-year federal surface transportation program that gives aggregate producers the confidence to make long-term investments […]

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Infrastructure investment necessary to avoid economic harm

January 21, 2013By

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has released a report that states that unless the United States […]

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Majority of transportation ballot initiatives passed on Election Day

November 8, 2012By

U.S. voters approved 68 percent of the measures that appeared on Nov. 6 ballots to increase or extend […]

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DOT report underscores need for transportation investment

March 16, 2012By

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that a new report on the state of America’s transportation infrastructure, […]

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