Austintown Trustees Return From D.C. with Hopes for Funding

Austintown trustees return from D.C. with hopes for funding

AUSTINTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) - Austintown Township Trustees recently returned from a trip to Washington, D.C.. They met with several federal leaders to lobby for money for the Township. Trustees met with senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted as well as Congressman Michael Rulli..Their main concern -- securing funding for critical infrastructure and public safety needs in Austintown. In March, the township applied for a Congressional District Spending…

ND Governor Armstrong testifies in D.C. for continued infrastructure funding

Washington, D.C. – North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong testified on Capitol Hill on Wednesday in Washington D.C. about the need at the state level to continue providing federal funding for infrastructure. Speaking before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Armstrong called on Congress to maintain what his office called ‘flexibility for states and streamline the permitting and regulatory processes to reduce project delays and …

Gov. Armstrong pushes flexibility, transportation permitting reform during Senate committee hearing

North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong highlighted the need for permitting reform and flexibility for states to administer federal transportation funding during a U.S. Senate committee hearing in Washington, D.C.

Governor Armstrong Advocates Transportation Priorities in Senate Testimony

Washington, DC – North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on Wednesday. In a hearing titled “Constructing the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill: Stakeholders’ Perspectives,” Governor Armstrong, on behalf of the National Governors Association, urged policymakers to maintain robust funding, ensure flexibility for states, and take action to ensure efficiency, certaint…