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Monica Samayoa/OPBState officials are operating based on the belief the Oregon Department of Transportation will be reimbursed for spending as promised in a signed contract 鈥� but some in Washington, D.C., don't think the Trump administration will pay the bills. -
Courtesy of Corvallis PoliceCollapsing bridges and coastal landslide highlight a major task for lawmakers during the upcoming legislative session.
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Democrats must untangle a potential government shutdown Thursday, a potential federal default, a vote on a $1 trillion infrastructure bill and a related vote on as much as $3.5 trillion in spending. -
The vote is a victory for a group of bipartisan Senate negotiators who worked with the White House to craft the agreement. The measure faces an uphill path in the House. -
As Democrats try to pass their massive multi-trillion-dollar spending bill with a simple majority vote, lots of things might be included but other things might not. And it all goes back to one man. -
The over 2,700-page bipartisan bill, finalized Sunday night, includes money for roads, transit systems and high-speed internet access. It's the first phase of President Biden's infrastructure plan. -
After weeks of talks that often appeared on the verge of collapse, a group of 20 Senate Republicans and Democrats reached agreement on a bill funding roads, bridges, transit projects and broadband. -
Despite the failed vote, a broad group of senators said they "are close to a final agreement." -
The price tag comes in at roughly $1 trillion, with $550 billion in new spending over five years. The funding goes toward roads and bridges as well as broadband and electric vehicles. -
A statement from White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the counterproposal on one of the president's chief domestic priorities did not "meet the essential needs of our country." -
President Biden has offered to take raising the corporate tax rate off the table for now, but the White House and Republicans are still at odds over how to pay for an infrastructure package. -
A recent report has found that water infrastructure across Oregon is becoming too expensive for local governments to afford. -
Biden has offered to slash his initial proposal by $550 billion. But the lead Senate Republican negotiator says it's still "well above the range of what can pass Congress with bipartisan support." -
President Biden continues conversations with Republicans, but major hurdles persist over what items would be in an infrastructure measure, and how it might be paid for.
