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Federal Role in Infrastructure
As part of its 2018 budget proposal, the Trump administration has introduced a plan to improve the nation’s infrastructure.
Trump's Infrastructure Plan
Greater reliance on user fees, federal loans rather than grants, and corporatization are three keys to the Trump administration’s infrastructure initiative released as a part of its 2018 budget.
How Paid Family Leave Hurts Women
The White House released its full budget last week, and one of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises materialized along with it: paid family leave.
Trump's 'Draconian' Budget
President Trump issued his first federal budget Tuesday, and critics have been quick to call the proposals cruel and heartless.
10 Reasons to Stop Subsidizing Urban Transit
As the Trump administration debates whether to help fund a $1.75 billion transit project in California that will do almost nothing to increase transit ridership, it is time to reconsider whether transit should be subsidized at all.
Trumps Budget on Infrastructure
Conservative and libertarian fears about Donald Trump’s infrastructure rhetoric will be somewhat allayed by today’s budget.
An Electrifyingly Bad Decision
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao’s decision to give $647 million to California to electrify a San Francisco commuter rail line tells states and cities across the nation that they should plan the most expensive and wasteful infrastructure projects they can and the Trump administration will support them.
President Trump's 2018 Budget
The president’s budget would cut many programs and balance the budget within a decade.
Trump Budget to Cut Federal Pensions
The Trump administration’s 2018 budget to be released tomorrow will include a range of proposed spending cuts.
Seven Ways Trump and Congress Can Improve Infrastructure
The cross-party obsession with federal spending levels ignores opportunities to make infrastructure development more efficient.