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Funding infrastructure continues to be high need for American states.

Infrastructure in the News: Spring coming, increased need for infrastructure funding

March 11, 2016 | By: Olivia Wolfertz

With warmer weather approaching and spring around the bend, the dismal state of our nation’s infrastructure funding is being reflected as several states figure out how to deal with their beleaguered infrastructure in light of dwindling funds. Infrastructure has also been a topic of discussion...

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Tags: FAST Act, gas tax

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Presidential Candidates Get Infrastructure Questions

March 9, 2016 | By: Becky Moylan

One of the goals of the Report Card for America’s Infrastructure is to educate policy makers and elected officials on the need to invest in our infrastructure and inspire them to take action. During this presidential election season, many of the candidates have talked about...

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Tags: elections, infrastructure, infrastructure bank

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Infrastructure in the News:DC Bridge Latest Victim of Underinvestment

March 4, 2016 | By: Olivia Wolfertz

This week marks the 80th birthday of the Hoover Dam, which is a prominent example of an invaluable infrastructure landmark that has stood the test of time. The Hoover Dam reminds us of the benefits of investing in quality infrastructure. Unfortunately, another iconic piece of...

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Tags: bridges, FAST Act

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State Transportation Funding Moves Slowly in 2016

March 2, 2016 | By: Maria Matthews

“Transportation Funding” was named a top 5 issue by The Council on State Governments for the 2016 legislative session. However, unlike the eight states who raised the gas tax in 2015 (Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah and Washington) we have seen few...

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Tags: gas tax, infrastructure, transportation

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Infrastructure in the News: Public Weighs In on Water and Roads

February 26, 2016 | By: Olivia Wolfertz

With water infrastructure being a hot topic for the past few months, the Value of Water Coalition released poll results on citizens’ attitudes towards water, revealing that the public believes more needs to be done about our water infrastructure. The Value of Water’s poll findings,...

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New Poll Finds Americans Want Modernized Water Infrastructure

February 25, 2016 | By: Becky Moylan

On Wednesday, the Value of Water released the results of a new poll that finds 95% of Americans believe it is important to improve and modernize our water systems. At a time when a water main breaks every two minutes in the U.S., 60% of...

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Tags: Drinking Water, wastewater