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U.S. House Higher Education & Workforce Development Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Workforce Needs

As Congress begins deliberations about a legislative reauthorization of the 2014 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the U.S. House Subcommittee on Higher Education & Workforce Development held a May…

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APWA Encourages Caution with Proposed Build America, Buy America Changes

For Immediate Release Washington D.C.—New proposed rules for the Biden administration’s “Build America, Buy America Act” have drawn a response and suggestions from the American Public Works Association’s CEO and…

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APWA President Urges U.S. House Panel to Update National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

For Immediate Release Washington D.C.—Faced with “administrative burdens” that frequently “overwhelm” public works departments throughout the United States, the president of the world’s largest organization of public works professionals today…

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EPA Announces New WOTUS Rule

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the new definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) just before the end of the year; The final rule restores essential water…

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APWA Releases New Public Policy Priorities for 118th Congress

The start of a new Congress means new public policy priorities for APWA; Our 118th Public Policy Priorities remain: Emergency Management, Transportation, and Water Resiliency; For awareness, every two years,…

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APWA Delivers Public Works Policy Priorities to 118th Congress

For Immediate Release Emergency management, transportation, water resiliency remain top focus areas Washington D.C.—The world’s largest organization of public works professionals today said its membership wants Congress to focus on…

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