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Hotel occupancy tax revenues will launch hundreds of new projects in 2023

Thursday, January 19th, 2023

In 30 states, the cost of booking a hotel room usually includes a specialized tax purposed for tourism. The revenue collected from hotel guests becomes available for state or local projects that enhance existing venues or deliver new tourist attractions. Sports arenas, convention facilities and performing arts centers are prime targets for this funding. Each […]

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Billions in electric vehicle infrastructure funding will be released within weeks

Friday, September 23rd, 2022
Electric car at a charging station

A deadline is looming for an important announcement by the federal government. On September 30, state leaders throughout the country will learn whether or not their electric vehicle infrastructure plans were approved. If the news is good, funding will be immediately available for planned projects. If the news is bad, those state officials will go back to drawing boards and try again to draft a plan that can be approved.

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School districts throughout the country are purchasing security equipment and new technology at a rapid pace

Friday, September 23rd, 2022
Classroom with empty desks

School districts throughout the U.S. are launching initiatives to keep students safe in classrooms. Millions of dollars are being spent but, relief is not coming quickly enough for most parents, students, teachers, and administrators. Campus comfort is hard to find currently. Teachers and administrators are focused on security, threats, incident attempts, cybersecurity breaches, and other […]

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America’s New Approach to Infrastructure … Moving from Reactive to Proactive

Wednesday, August 31st, 2022

Originally posted on Faster Better Safer, the blog of Americans for Transportation Mobility The story of America’s faltering infrastructure (deteriorating roads and bridges and strained waterways and ports) is playing out in ways that consumers, manufacturers and suppliers are feeling. Whether it’s higher home prices because the raw materials that go into the building process are […]

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John Drake Reflects on IIJA Success in New Video & Emphasizes Role of Coalition Voices

Monday, June 6th, 2022

John Drake, Executive Director of the ATM, discusses the IIJA in this quick-hit “ATM Rewind” video about the importance of coalescing around improving the nation’s aged transportation network.

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Three New ATM Videos Explore How Federal Infrastructure Investment Affects States Like Kentucky & West Virginia

Monday, May 2nd, 2022

Originally posted on Faster Better Safer, the blog of Americans for Transportation Mobility With local, regional and national leaders focused on what the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will deliver to America, the Americans for Transportation Mobility (ATM) Coalition is releasing a trio of short videos that highlight three regional voices explaining why the […]

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A nationwide focus on enhancing public safety provides collaborative opportunities of all types

Tuesday, April 26th, 2022

  Public safety is an extremely high priority for government officials, and a renewed focus on improving it has resulted in large funding allocations. Public safety assets throughout the country are outdated and long overdue for modernization. With funding now available, new equipment, technology and services are being purchased at a rapid pace. In Phoenix, […]

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Derailing Federal Gas Tax Won’t Benefit Communities Seeking New Infrastructure Investment

Friday, March 11th, 2022
Left: the installation of a new sanitary sewer line for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Ariz. Contractors on infrastructure projects work with all kinds of equipment. Right: workers on a deep job for a new 30-inch sewer line for the City of Chandler, Ariz. Municipal pipes, drinking water and stormwater are ongoing U.S. concerns. (Photos courtesy of Markham Contracting Co.)

Left: the installation of a new sanitary sewer line for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Ariz. Contractors on infrastructure projects work with all kinds of equipment. Right: workers on a deep job for a new 30-inch sewer line for the City of Chandler, Ariz. Municipal pipes, drinking water and stormwater are ongoing U.S. concerns. […]

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NSSGA’s President & CEO Says Falsehoods About Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Must Be Met With Facts

Friday, December 10th, 2021
NSSGA President & CEO Michael Johnson and NSSGA Chairman Darin Matson spoke with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg while at the White House celebrating President Biden signing the bipartisan infrastructure bill.

Originally posted on Faster Better Safer, the blog of Americans for Transportation Mobility Listen to the 14-minute podcast The message from National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) President & CEO Michael Johnson is diplomatic, but also direct: Americans have always rallied around building a better country for their children and their children‘s children, and today […]

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Ed Talks: Federal Investment in Infrastructure & Transportation is the American Dream in Action

Monday, September 20th, 2021

America is inching closer to a monumental investment and policy framework for modernizing our transportation system and building next-generation infrastructure.

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