Hundreds of Thousands of Low-Income New Yorkers Could Regain Freedom to Legally Drive with the Driver’s License Suspension Reform Act Tuesday June 29, New York’s Driver’s License Suspension Reform Act takes full effect, ending the state’s widespread practice of suspending an individual’s driver’s license when they cannot afford to pay a traffic fine. This legislation […]
What is in the Biden-Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal?
A robust infrastructure deal has been a priority for the Biden Administration since day one. So, too has passing the bill in a bipartisan deal. As such, the announced $579 billion plan, negotiated between the White House and ten senators from both parties is a major win for the administration as well as bipartisanship, but […]
Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 Clears Senate Hurdle
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.” […]