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PublishedJune 4, 2021
Biden rebuffs latest Republican infrastructure offer, citing broader goals
After the release of a modest May jobs report, the president made the case for his robust investment package to push the economy past the COVID-19 crisis and downturn, and into a new era.
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PublishedJune 3, 2021
Biden offers tax deal to Republicans in infrastructure talks
The president is proposing a 15% minimum tax on corporations as he tries to get Republican support for the program.
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PublishedMay 30, 2021
White House gives GOP one week to reach deal on infrastructure
Republican senators last week outlined a $928 billion proposal as a counteroffer to President Biden’s $1.7 trillion plan.
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PublishedMay 24, 2021
U.S. disasters show gaps in $1.7 trillion infrastructure plan
Three times this year, major pieces of U.S. infrastructure have failed: first the Texas power grid, then the East Coast's main gasoline pipeline, then a freeway bridge over the Mississippi River.
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PublishedMay 13, 2021
Biden, Republican senators upbeat after infrastructure talks
One strategy that appears to be coming into focus would be for the president to negotiate a more limited, traditional bill dealing with roads, highways, bridges and broadband as a bipartisan effort.
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PublishedMay 10, 2021
Maine moves to future-proof taxpayer-funded broadband by raising standards
Some people argue that current standards should stay in place until underserved areas are connected but others say faster speeds are needed now.
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PublishedMay 6, 2021
In GOP stronghold, Biden pushes for his infrastructure plan
He’s proposing to pay for it by undoing the 2017 Trump tax cuts and raising the corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent.
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PublishedApril 19, 2021
After meeting with Biden, King praises broadband investment plan
Maine's junior U.S. senator, an independent, was among a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers who met with President Biden on Monday about a proposed $2.3 trillion infrastructure package.
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PublishedApril 12, 2021
White House grades states’ infrastructure as it pushes bill
Maine receives a C- in a state-by-state breakdown that focuses on several issues.
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PublishedApril 7, 2021
Biden open to compromise, but not inaction, on infrastructure plan
Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, a key Democratic vote, came out Wednesday against the budget reconciliation process, which would allow Democrats to push the bill through the Senate with just a 51-vote majority.
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