While the White House and Congress try to hammer out an infrastructure and jobs bill, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee approved the Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021. This bill would spend $78 billion over five years on surface transportation programs and includes $13 billion on safety initiatives. Overall, this would be a […]
US Small Business Administration Launches Community Navigator Pilot Program
The US Small Business Administration (SBA) launched the Community Navigator Pilot Program, a $100 million grant program enacted through the American Rescue Plan Act, which will provide counseling, networking and the assistance needed during this time of economic recovery to the nation’s smallest businesses. The program will target small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, […]
California Can Enforce AB 5 Appeals Court Rules
A preliminary injunction that blocked the immediate implementation of California’s Assembly Bill 5 law was rejected by the higher Court of Appeals which said that claims by the California Trucking Association were not pre-empted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994, and that CTA’s court efforts were “unlikely to proceed on the merits.” […]
Federal Motor Carrier Administration Issues Temporary Hours of Service Exemption in Response to the Shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline
The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in response to the attack on the Colonial Pipeline is taking steps to create more flexibility for motor carriers and drivers. FMCSA is issuing a temporary hours of service exemption that applies to those transporting gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and […]
Scaffold Law Reform for Adult Use Cannabis Legalization?
For years many legislators and advocates in New York have pushed for legalization of adult use cannabis and with the state in need of new revenue sources, as well as neighboring New Jersey legalizing marijuana, it is only a question of when not if New York will pass legalization. As negotiations continue regarding the legalization […]