New York’s prevailing wage law: A cost-benefit analysis
Source: Russell Ormiston, Dale Belman, and Matt Hinkel, Economic Policy Institute, November 1, 2017 … State prevailing wage laws across the country have increasingly been assailed by those who appeal...
View ArticleWhy Virginia Drivers Are Paying a $35 Toll to Drive Into Washington, D.C.
Source: Henry Grabar, Slate, December 7, 2017 Starting Monday, if you want to drive peak-direction on I-66 inside the Beltway, you have two choices: Find a passenger or pay a toll that has soared as...
View ArticleThe Privatization Agenda Goes Bust
Source: Tom O'Leary, Jacobin, January 18, 2018 The collapse of Carillion, the mammoth UK government contractor that went bankrupt Monday, was wholly made in Britain, although it has negative...
View ArticleFederal Fraud Recoveries Decline in Fiscal Year 2017
Source: Project on Government Oversight, January 2, 2018 ... The DOJ announced it had recouped $3.7 billion through settlements and judgments in False Claims Act cases in fiscal year 2017. This amount...
View ArticleTrump’s Infrastructure Plan Could Destroy Our Nation’s Water Systems
Source: Michelle Chen, The Nation, January 30, 2018 The draft outline of the zombie infrastructure program has resurfaced again with a leak to Axios—and confirms what many feared: The White House...
View ArticleCracks in Sidewalk Labs’ Toronto waterfront plan after fanfare
Source: Jeff Gray, The Globe and Mail, February 23, 2018 ... Sidewalk Labs, the unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc. selected to help transform a parcel of land known as Quayside, at the foot of...
View ArticleNew Jersey bill seeks P3 expansion
Source: Andrew Coen, Bond Buyer, April 13, 2018 (Subscription Required) New Jersey lawmakers are pushing again for an increase in the use of public-private partnerships to jump-start infrastructure...
View ArticlePutting the Public First in Public-Private Partnerships
Source: Gabrielle Gurley, The American Prospect, April 26, 2018 ... More than a decade later, the Port of Miami Tunnel is the marquee example of a public-private transportation infrastructure...
View ArticleState, federal lawsuits pin defective DC Metro concrete on contractor
Source: Kim Slowey, Construction Dive, July 13, 2018 The U.S. Department of Justice and the Commonwealth of Virginia have filed suit against Universal Concrete Products Corp., the manufacturer of...
View ArticleUS government failing millions by paying below $15 an hour, study finds
Source: Mike Elk, The Guardian, August 10, 2018 The federal government employs more workers making less than $15 an hour than any other employer in the US, a new report has revealed. The study,...
View ArticleHow Elon Musk’s O’Hare Express Got The Fast Track In Chicago
Source: Becky Vevea, WBEZ, August 9, 2018 Underneath the popular Block 37 shopping complex in downtown Chicago is a partially finished, unused train station. There are no turnstyles or escalators, just...
View ArticleContracting Models Shift Dynamics of Engineering and Construction
Source: Jean Pedley, Journal of the American Water Works Association, July 31, 2018 Whether it’s construction of a new treatment plant or a water main replacement project, successfully delivering...
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