On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a proposed rule titled Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance that alters how the government handles the management of grants and other forms of financial assistance. Among the many changes in this...

Now is the time for Congress to advance legislation reauthorizing critical surface transportation programs that expire this September.  The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) on May 21st and 22nd marked up and approved the Building...

The White House and some Republican lawmakers recently added momentum to a legislative proposal to suspend the federal gas tax.  Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) on May 11th introduced the Gas Tax Suspension Act, which would suspend the federal tax on gas and diesel for 90 days...

It’s time to support the passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). WRDA is Congress’s biennial legislative package that authorizes new projects and studies for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and provides reforms and updates to federal water resources policy...

The new grades are in for ASCE’s 2025 Report Card for America’s infrastructure!The Report Card assessed U.S. infrastructure with an overall ‘C’ grade, finding that legislation passed by Congress since the 2021 Report Card sparked progress, but more work and investment is...

The Alaska State Legislature approved a bill, HB 314, that would renew the Alaska State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors (AELS Board). Operating under the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, its...

The new grades are in for the 2026 Report Card for Minnesota’s Infrastructure.The Minnesota Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers announced the 2026 Report Card for Minnesota’s Infrastructure today, assigning 11 categories of infrastructure...

The Virginia House of Delegates unanimously passed House Bill 1254 on February 9th. The bill makes several changes to professional regulations including a provision that would allow any Virginia state agency or political subdivision in Virginia, if after a reasonable and...

The new grades are in for North Carolina!The North Carolina Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released the 2026 Report Card for North Carolina’s Infrastructure, assigning a cumulative grade of ‘C-’. North Carolina’s civil engineers studied...

The new grades are in for West Virginia!The West Virginia Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) announced the 2025 Report Card for West Virginia’s Infrastructure, assigning 18 categories of infrastructure a cumulative grade of ‘D+’. This is an...

The new grades are in for the 2025 Report Card for Florida’s Infrastructure.The Florida Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) announced the 2025 Report Card for Florida’s Infrastructure today, assigning 16 categories of infrastructure a...

The new grades are in for the 2025 Report Card for California’s Infrastructure.Region 9 (California) of the American Society of Civil Engineers announced the 2025 Report Card for California’s Infrastructure today, assigning 17 categories of infrastructure a...

The new grades are in for the 2025 Report Card for Louisiana’s Infrastructure!The Louisiana Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers announced the 2025 Report Card for Louisiana’s Infrastructure, covering 10 infrastructure categories, and giving the state's...

The new grades are in for the 2025 Maryland Infrastructure Report Card.The Maryland Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers announced the 2025 Report Card for Maryland’s Infrastructure today, covering 13 infrastructure categories, and giving the state's...

The new grades are in for the 2025 Idaho Infrastructure Report Card.The Southern Idaho and Inland Empire Sections of the American Society of Civil Engineers announced the 2025 Idaho Infrastructure Report Card today, covering 9 infrastructure categories, and giving the...

The new grades are in for the 2025 Colorado Infrastructure Report Card.The Colorado Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers unveiled the 2025 Colorado Report Card, covering 14 infrastructure categories, and giving the state's infrastructure an overall grade of...