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July 2, 2012

Webinar – Transportation Infrastructure Finance

With passage of a new transportation authorization act and a increase in funds available for the federal TIFIA (Transportation Infrastructure and Innovation Act) Program, a webinar being hosted by the National Highway Institute now takes on more importance. The webinar, to be…
July 2, 2012

CDBG receives increase in House budget

With all the commotion regarding the transportation bill and the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act, seemingly getting lost is work Congress is doing on the 2013 budget.  And one very important piece, HR 5972, the Transportation, Housing and…
July 2, 2012

Affordable Care Act upheld by Supreme Court

In what many have called a stunning decision, the Supreme Court has upheld the federal Affordable Care Act by a 5-4 vote.  The decision was stunning because of Chief Justice John Roberts, who voted to affirm the law with the…
June 30, 2012

Congress passes new transportation act

Nearly three years since the last transportation act actually expired and some 10 extensions later, Congress has overwhelmingly passed legislation, H.R. 4348, putting in place a two year authorization through September 2014 at current spending levels. That is not to…
June 26, 2012

COPS grants received by 8 Michigan communities

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced $111 million in Community Oriented Policing Services grants to communities across the country. Eight Michigan cities received nearly $3 million. The grants can be used to hire new officers, rehire laid off officers, or rehire…
June 25, 2012

Muskegon and Detroit receive TIGER grant funds

Muskegon and Detroit are two of the 47projects announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation to receive funds from the department's TIGER (Transprotation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) 2012 program. In total, 47 projects in 34 states will receive $500 million.…
June 25, 2012

Transportation deal close?

Last week saw a flurry of activity in our nation's capital among leaders involved in forging a new transportation bill before June 30th when the current extension runs out. It seems that day by day those in the beltway loop…
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