President Biden outlined his $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal on Thursday in Lake Charles, La., a largely conservative, industrial area hard-hit by Hurricanes Laura and Delta last year. He then headed to a second stop in New Orleans.
“We’re not going to deprive any of these executives of their second or third home, travel privately by jet,” the president said at the White House.
The state says revenue from the new towers can finance the rebuilding of the rail terminal. But the pandemic has upended the need for office space.
One key economic goal is to create the virtuous cycles of innovation and jobs that already occur in many coastal cities.
Mexico City’s subway system has been plagued with problems for years. On Monday, an overpass collapsed, and a train plunged some 50 feet, killing at least 24 people and setting off a political firestorm.
Should bipartisan talks stall, the Senate majority leader is exploring trying to use budget reconciliation to legalize millions of undocumented immigrants.
Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan may depend on it.
New York City library presidents call for federal assistance. Also: Scott Rudin's abusive behavior; ageism; goodbye to skinny jeans.
President Biden’s infrastructure plan could fund a long-overdue revamp of the Brent Spence Bridge between Ohio and Kentucky. But the Senate Republican leader opposes it.
The fight over SALT is a case study in the age-old conflict between constituent politics and national policy.
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