Infrastructure

The future of transportation in Clark County, particularly electrifying the sector, will be the hot topic at a panel discussion of experts and policymakers tonight in Las Vegas.

Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen is calling on Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to fund sagebrush restoration in the American West in an effort to boost wildfire mitigation efforts, create jobs, and support the regional economy.

The scale of financial assistance from the federal infrastructure bill is intended to be transformational in scope for Nevada’s water resources.

Nevada stands to get $38 million over five years to build out electric-vehicle (EV) charging networks from the Biden administration’s newly released EV funding plan, part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Five Nevada projects are included in an $8 million investment in community infrastructure announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

On Sunday, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland joined Nevada Democratic Reps. Susie Lee and Dina Titus in Las Vegas to tout the Biden administration’s bipartisan Infrastructure Investment.

There’s a light at the end of the tunnel for rural Nevadans struggling with slow, spotty internet service as the Biden administration’s infrastructure bill has allocated $65 billion for broadband improvements.

Not all states are equally positioned to handle the funds allocated for broadband infrastructure that will flow down from the federal government.

At an AFL-CIO town hall Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Susie Lee told union members the bill won’t just create employment but also implement penalties and incentives on projects to ensure fair and prevailing wages are offered. 

President Biden’s infrastructure plan should be celebrated as a historic moment for broadband because of the way the law treats internet access in America.