May 11, 2021
IN THE NEWS
LOCAL & LICA NEWS:
- Newsday: LI leaders seek more than $5 billion from American Jobs Plan to rebuild infrastructure
- Newsday: LI reps seek $47M in revived version of once-banned earmarks
- LI Business News: Jim Pratt Editorial: Environmental construction a driving force on Long Island
- LI Press: Marc Herbst Editorial – Let’s Bury Blood Alley: Time to Make Highways Safer
- Newsday: Fantasy or unrealistic? Planners propose 200 mph train from NYC to LI to Boston
- LIBN: Matt Cohen LIA Op-Ed: Gen C – The Future for Long Island’s COVID Generation
- Newsday: North Hempstead Town fills long-vacant highway superintendent job
- Governor Cuomo, et al Announce Significant Easing of COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions
- PoliticoPro: Zeldin racks up support for governor’s race. Can he be stopped?
INDUSTRY:
- Industry urges workers to get COVID vaccine
- Construction Dive: Construction workers most hesitant to get vaccinated
- AGC Meets with White House on OSHA COVID-19 Standard
- Empire Report: Union Carpenters Rally with State and Local Elected Officials to #endwagetheft
- NY Daily News: Amid exodus of support, Stringer lands endorsement of Teamsters Local 237
- CrainsNY: City contracts lag for minority-owned businesses under de Blasio administration
- NYSDOT Issuance EB 21-021 Fuel, Asphalt and Steel Price Adjustments
- NYSDOT Issuance EB 21-009 Dewatering Shaft Foundations
- NYSDOT Issuance EB 21-020 NYSDOT Hwy Design Manual Rev No. 96-Chapter 2
- Construction Dive: Road builders to benefit the most from an infrastructure deal, economist says
NEW YORK STATE:
- WSJ: Biden Admin to start doling out $350B in Aid to State, Local Governments
- Governor Cuomo announces Administration Appointments
- Spectrum News: Cuomo signs bill requiring COVID safety guidelines for workplaces
- Governor Cuomo Announces 2021 Reg’l MWBE Online Opp Expo Series
- NY Times: To Save Penn Station, New York Wants to Build 10 Skyscrapers
- Spectrum News: Planning process underway to reopen state Capitol
FEDERAL ISSUES/INFRASTRUCTURE
- Politico Pro: U.S. has fiscal space to go big on infrastructure JEC chair says
- PoliticoPro: Treasury launches $350B aid program for states and cities
- Politico: GOP weighs going bigger on infrastructure
- ENR: Tap Every Source for Infrastructure Funds
- NBC News: Biden wants trillions for infrastructure, but a big hurdle will remain: Spending the cash
- ARTBA: Biden, McConnell See Opportunity for Deal
- Empire Report: Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Plan, New Orleans and the Ghost of Robert Moses
- ForConstructionPros.com: Transp Sec’y Expects to see “Real Movement” on Infra Bill this month
- KelloggInsight: Why Spending Big on U.S. Infrastructure Makes Sense
- Politico: Earmark intrigue splits Senate Republicans
- Politico: What the “Infrastructure” Fight is Really About
- AAA: AAA Supports President Biden’s Bold Infrastructure Plan