Millennials Trade Cars for Metro Cards

By
Lisa McKinney
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Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 09:30 AM

With growing mass transit needs and uncertainty about the future of federal funding, states like Georgia and Colorado look for new solutions to expand and maintain their transit systems. It has been suggested that the federal infrastructure investment President Donald Trump campaigned on could attract $1 trillion from the private sector. But his budget proposal shows federal cuts to transit, placing much of the responsibility for funding transit projects on localities...

Bridging Partnerships: How Four States Found Funds to Build

By
Sean Slone
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Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 09:26 AM

In February 2016, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo signed into law a plan to spend $4.8 billion on state infrastructure over the next 10 years. RhodeWorks, as the plan is known, received significant attention for including a new funding mechanism—tolls on heavy commercial trucks—and a focus on bringing the state’s aging bridges up to snuff.

Update on the New Congress and Administration and What Lies Ahead

By
Jeffrey Stockdale
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Monday, June 19, 2017 at 02:59 PM

This eCademy webinar will provide an overview of the challenges and successes of the new presidential administration and the 115th Congress in pursuing their legislative agendas and what lies in the road ahead. We will analyze both what has been accomplished and what has failed and the political dynamics underlying the approach to governing.

United States Climate Alliance: U.S. States Step Up to Fill the Void

By
Devashree Saha
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Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 02:51 PM

The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Accord has galvanized climate action at the state and local level. A group of 12 states have formed a coalition, called the United States Climate Alliance, to meet Paris climate commitments and fill the void left by the U.S. government.

Health Insurance Exchanges: What Can States Expect in 2018?

By
Debra Miller
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 03:49 PM

The stability of the individual health insurance market is on many policymakers’ minds as 2018 open enrollment for individual insurance purchased through the exchanges approaches. Participants in this webinar will have the opportunity to hear specifics regarding the cost of premiums in 2018, insurance issuer exits, and whether the Trump administration will continue to provide insurance companies with subsidies to offset the cost of lowering deductibles and other out of pocket costs for certain low-income consumers. This webinar will examine how the current climate surrounding the Affordable Care Act may affect the existing individual market.