Tag: infrastructure

Ailing Infrastructure in BC, Other Provinces, Highlighted by BC Floods

Washed-out roads and flooded farmlands in British Columbia have brought to light dire infrastructure needs, which policy experts say other provinces also face as existing infrastructure ages and new and necessary infrastructure remains unbuilt. A wet fall capped by torrential rain caused landslides and washed out eight B.C. highways. Some have been reopened for general…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Nov. 24)

Gas prices are up ahead of the holidays. President Joe Biden is trying to offer some relief at the pump. We have analysis on his release of oil reserves. U.S. airlines and airports prepare for a surge of travelers ahead of Thanksgiving. As vaccination rates have risen, many Americans are traveling for the holidays. Transportation…


McConnell Doubles Down on Infrastructure Support

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) doubled down on his vote in support of a bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, despite criticism from those within his own party. In a meeting with reporters on Tuesday, McConnell argued the newly signed bill will add $550 billion in new investments in areas like broadband, transportation, and utilities….


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Nov. 15)

President Joe Biden gets a bipartisan win as lawmakers officially sign the infrastructure bill, legal teams make closing arguments in the Rittehouse trial, and Steve Bannon is vowing to go on the offense against the Biden administration after appearing in court.


Biden Signs $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill in Bipartisan Ceremony

President Joe Biden signed the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure and Jobs Act on Monday, marking an important victory for the president following months of quarrels among House and Senate Democrats. Biden signed the bill in front of the White House while flanked by members of both parties in an effort to portray the bill to the…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Nov. 15)

President Joe Biden signs the massive $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. Where will the money go? WeWork releases its first quarterly report since going public. Things are looking a lot better for the company since the last time it tried, but is it a comeback story? A new stock exchange just opened in Beijing, China. How is this…


US Energy Dept to Hire 1,000 Workers in Infrastructure Boost, Officials Say

WASHINGTON—The U.S. infrastructure bill President Joe Biden is expected to sign soon will boost investments in the U.S. Department of Energy by the most since its founding in 1977 and create about 1,000 jobs in the agency, officials said on Wednesday. The bipartisan bill contains more than $62 billion in incentives for emerging and traditional…


BOE Says Market Infrastructure Firms No Longer Need to Discuss Dividends

LONDON—Financial market infrastructure and service providers no longer need to discuss paying dividends in advance with the Bank of England, it said on Thursday. The central bank had imposed the requirement in June last year, as part of a wider series of curbs on dividends aimed at ensuring firms had enough capital to see them…


Biden to Sign Infrastructure Bill Monday: White House

President Joe Biden will sign the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill on Nov. 15 according to the White House. In a statement, White House officials wrote: “On Monday, the President will host a bipartisan bill signing ceremony for his Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “The President will be joined by Members of…


Biden to Sign Infrastructure Bill on Nov. 15: White House

President Joe Biden will sign the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill on Nov. 15, according to the White House. In a statement, White House officials wrote: “On Monday, the President will host a bipartisan bill signing ceremony for his Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “The President will be joined by Members of…