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Another View: Make new internet networks future proof

by Los Angeles Times Editorial Board July 12, 2021July 14, 2021

A one-time investment in the information superhighway should not stick users in the slow lane.

Commentary: To prevent crisis, infrastructure bill must include America’s care economy

by Rebekah Etralgo Progressive Media Project July 9, 2021July 8, 2021

Unlike the fundamental framework of roads and bridges, Sen. Susan Collins says, home-based care is ‘not infrastructure.’ The evidence suggests otherwise.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: The rickety politics of the federal infrastructure bill

by Ramesh Ponnuru Bloomberg Opinion July 7, 2021July 7, 2021

If the bipartisan deal fails, it won’t be because the Senate is dysfunctional. It will be because the Democratic Party is.

Nation & World, Politics

With trillions at stake, Democrats hurtle toward key decisions on Biden’s agenda

by Mike DeBonis The Washington Post July 4, 2021July 4, 2021

Thanks to the budget process they must use to pass a sweeping list of priorities, Democratic leaders must sketch out their vast agenda in a matter of weeks.

Local & State, Nation & World

Pete Buttigieg doles out transport grants, including to Maine, with eye toward climate

by HOPE YEN Associated Press June 30, 2021June 30, 2021

The Maine Department of Transportation is to receive $45 million to replace 14 aging highway bridge decks.

Politics

Biden hits the road for his infrastructure plan, but potholes loom

by Sean Sullivan and Seung Min Kim The Washington Post June 29, 2021June 29, 2021

As the president visited Wisconsin to push the deal, his aides back in Washington scrambled to keep liberal lawmakers on board.

Nation & World, Politics

Key Republican senators balk at terms of Biden’s infrastructure deal

by LISA MASCARO Associated Press June 25, 2021

The president’s vow to essentially veto or refuse to sign the bipartisan accord without the companion package being negotiated by Democrats was an additional step that throws the process into doubt.

Business, Nation & World

Infrastructure spending promises boost for industry

by DAMIAN J. TROISE Associated Press June 24, 2021

It’s the larger companies that will likely see greater benefits from years-long construction and overhaul projects on the nation’s roads, bridges and other infrastructure.