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.TOP NEWS
White House docs outline infrastructure spending for New Jersey, New York
WPIX-TV
A new set of documents from the Biden administration outline the ways in which the new infrastructure bill — the American Jobs Plan (AJP) — is needed for improvements in New York and New Jersey. President Joe Biden wants Congress to know he's sincere about cutting a deal on infrastructure, though the White House's plan seems to cost far more than what Republicans are willing to spend.
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.NJSME NEWS
Stormwater Design Review Course: Training classes in April and May
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
The Stormwater Design Review Course is being scheduled once again as a four-part online training course, free of charge, beginning at the end of this month. This four-part training will include four three-hour modules over the course of four separate days.
NJDEP has scheduled training classes for Tuesday, April 27; Thursday, April 29; Tuesday, May 4; and Thursday, May 6. Classes will take place from 1-4 p.m. on each day noted. Each class will take place online through Microsoft Teams.
If you plan to attend the online course, you need to email your confirmation with your first and last name and your affiliation to this email address. Be sure to forward a copy of your enrollment confirmation (and certificate once the class is completed) to your stormwater program coordinator(s) as the permits require the SPPP be updated to include the name(s) and dates of the training program participants.
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.STATE OF NEW JERSEY NEWS
MRC raises $148 million construction financing for New Jersey apartment ventures
Real Estate Weekly
Madison Realty Capital has originated a $145.7 million construction loan to Accurate Builders & Developers for a 325-unit multifamily project located at 100-120 Cherry Hill Road in Parsippany, New Jersey, and a 220-unit multifamily property with an adjacent 60 townhomes located at 180-181 Mountainview Boulevard in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.
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Analysis: NJ Democrats face put up-or-shut-up moment on SALT deductions as midterms loom
New Jersey Herald
New Jersey Democrats are facing pressure to deliver on their oft-repeated promise to dismantle the SALT cap — former President Donald Trump's stick-in-the-eye gesture to the wealthy, blue states that fiercely opposed his presidency.
Armed with Democratic majorities in both houses — albeit thin ones — and with Joe Biden in the Oval Office, it's now put-up-or-shut-up time for Democrats, especially those in competitive districts.
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Commentary: Biden's plan is aggressive but New Jersey doesn't have the same urgency
NJ.com
We've had a major problem in this country with infrastructure and tackling climate change. President Biden's proposal is taking on those challenges. This $2.2 trillion infrastructure plan is a major step forward. It includes funding for offshore wind, affordable housing, water infrastructure and transportation. It will create millions of jobs while reducing climate impacts, getting lead out of our drinking water and jumpstarting electric vehicles on a national scale.
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.INDUSTRY NEWS
Biden picks nominees for top OSHA, federal transit posts
Engineering News-Record
President Biden is moving to fill in more vacancies in his key sub-Cabinet positions, announcing his selections to lead the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Federal Transit Administration.
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Labor Secretary Marty Walsh hits pause on ETS as political will for new COVID-19 rules wanes
Construction Dive
After missing a March 15 presidential deadline, the development of an emergency temporary standard for COVID-19 has now been put on hold by Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, as the urgency for its issuance declines among rising vaccination numbers and the political will for its implementation has thinned, according to media reports and expert analysis.
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Construction group launches 'Roll Up Your Sleeves' campaign to encourage vaccinations among contractors
Construction Dive
California construction trade association United Contractors last week launched "Roll Up Your Sleeves" — an informational campaign designed to promote COVID-19 vaccination across the construction industry. The campaign began in response to reports indicating construction has one of the lowest rates of workers willing to be vaccinated in the U.S. Research published in February indicated just 53% of construction workers would be willing to get vaccinated, numbers that are in line with a recent Construction Dive survey on the topic.
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