February 12, 2014 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—Economists with the Fiscal Policy Institute told reporters that Gov. Cuomo’s proposed $142 billion budget for fiscal year 2014-2015 represents another year
February 11, 2014 By Marc Bussanich Newark, NJ—Less than two weeks after the executive director of the Port Authority, Pat Foye, ordered airlines at the region’s three major airports to
February 10, 2014 By Marc Bussanich Philadelphia, PA—In October 2010, Amtrak awarded a $466 million contract to Siemens to build 70 new electric locomotives for America’s railroad company. On Thursday
February 7, 2014 By Marc Bussanich Philadelphia, PA—Vice President Joe Biden said the US is losing ground to other countries in the quality of its infrastructure. He spoke here to
February 6, 2014 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—City Council members told Thomas Galante, the Queens Library CEO, that his salary of nearly $400,000 is too excessive. Some City Council
February 5, 2014 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—The Secretary of Labor, Thomas E. Perez, said in an interview after meeting with minimum wage workers recently that reducing the long-term
February 4, 2014 By Marc Bussanich Jersey City, NJ—President Obama said in his State of the Union speech that he’d sign executive orders in order to raise the minimum wage
February 3, 2014 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—While high-speed rail in California would be the nation’s biggest infrastructure project should it break ground this year, upgrades to and expansion
January 31, 2014 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—Total trade between the U.S. and Canada was $680 billion in 2011. The countries are the world’s two biggest trading partners, with
January 30, 2014 By Marc Bussanich Bronx, NY—Jonathan Lee was convicted in December for the attempted murder of parole officer Karen Gormley. He was sentenced to 40-years-to-life on Wednesday in
