Infrastructure

Minnesota unions urge action on jobs as legislature convenes

January 11, 2013 By Steve Share

When the Minnesota legislature convened Jan. 8, everything had changed - and nothing had changed

In battleground Virginia, stimulus funds built a bridge

October 2, 2012 By Art Cook

Waiting for a traffic light to change on the old Robertson Bridge was a frightening experience for many motorists in Danville. The solution came from President Obama's stimulus package.

Congress agrees on $ for roads, bridges, but not mass transit

July 2, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

Key GOP hang-ups, which were apparently dropped from the final version of the legislation, included Republican insistence on construction of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline.

St. Lawrence Seaway opened June 26, 1959

June 26, 2012 By Special to People’s World

Today in labor history: The 189-mile-long St. Lawrence Seaway opened

Trying to haul highway-mass transit bill out of ditch

June 22, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

With the House and the Senate trying to hash out their differences on the highway-mass transit bill, Minnesota Democratic Rep. Tim Walz gave them a shove. The House backed his shove on June 20.