U.S. House Republicans announced plans Tuesday for a quick vote on a three-month highway spending extension, as Congress stared down a deadline to act or see states lose money for road projects during the summer driving season.
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Read More »Republican and Democratic negotiators in the Senate announced an agreement Tuesday on a six-year highway and transit bill, subject to approval by rank-and-file lawmakers.
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The House passed a bill Wednesday to temporarily shore up funding for transportation programs and prevent a shutdown in highway and transit aid to states at the end of this month. But Senate Republicans are trying to cobble together a longer-term bill that could provide money for several years.
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A temporary highway fix at the federal level continues to leave the nation's roadways in trouble.
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As legislatures convene across the country, lawmakers and governors are confronting similar realities in their states: how to address an aging network of roads, highways and bridges during an era in which federal money for such projects has remained stagnant or declined.
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The new Republican-controlled Congress is facing an old problem: where to find money for highway and transit programs.
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A majority of Americans think the economic benefits of good transportation outweigh the cost to taxpayers, but they can't agree on how to pay for new highways or repairs of old ones, according to a new Associated Press-GfKpoll.
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For nearly a century, Missouri has taxed drivers to pay for its roads. That always provided enough money, until now.
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Read More »Congress gave final approval Thursday to a $10.8 billion bill to keep federal highway money flowing to states through the summer construction season and the fall elections.
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The Senate voted Tuesday to keep federal highway money flowing to the states into December but only after rejecting the House's reliance on what lawmakers called a funding "gimmick" and moving to force a post-election debate on whether to raise gasoline taxes.
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