by Lindsay Lewis When an Interstate 95 overpass collapsed in Philadelphia last June, Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor, Josh Shapiro, responded with a master class in executive leadership. Slashing through thousands of pages of red tape with a stroke of his pen, Shapiro focused ...
When given the choice among trains, planes or automobiles, most Americans will choose to fly or drive. Flying is fastest, and driving offers the most flexibility and control. Virtually no one sees traveling by train as a viable option. But hopefully that will change in the coming ...
by Brad Martin and Aaron Clark-Ginsberg Earlier this month, a threat with potentially serious consequences for the long-term national security of the United States presented itself — and not in the form of a high-altitude balloon. It was a railroad derailment, in East Palestine, ...
During a town hall meeting in Cincinnati in July 2021, President Biden promised to “fix that damn bridge.” He was talking about the antiquated Brent Spence Bridge over the Ohio River that connects Ohio with Kentucky via interstates 71 and 75. Seventeen months later, Congress passed the ...
MORGANTOWN — Earmarks have returned to Congress and Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin — both Appropriations Committee members — have put out their lists of West Virginia earmarks included in the recently passed $1.7 trillion Fiscal Year 2023 omnibus bill. Capito's earmarks ...
At the end of March, Rep. David McKinley cosponsored the House version of the Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act (STREAM Act). The bill is simple, but important. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (usually referred to as the ...