Active Transportation
Congressional Confusion: Tax Cuts or Infrastructure Up Next?
The latest version of the health care repeal bill is down for the count after the Senate voted against moving forward, leaving the Prevention Fund intact for the time being. The big question is what does Congress move on to now? There is a lot of pressure on Republicans to deliver some sort of big legislative priority.
Transportation, Goods Movement and Environmental Justice in the Inland Empire
Fits and Starts on Infrastructure and Health Care Legislation
Congress continues to struggle with finding consensus on major legislation, and also still has a lot of work ahead in coming months to settle federal government spending levels for 2018.
Not all Pedestrians Walk: Creating an Equitable Active Transportation Framework
This guest blog post was written by Dr. Mojgan (Mo) Sami, UC Irvine, Program in Public Health
Proposed 2018 Trump Budget Includes Infrastructure Proposal and Cuts Detrimental to Physical Activity
The Trump Administration released its proposed FY2018 budget this week. Overall, it cuts funding across nearly all agencies to fund a $52 billion increase in defense spending, veterans’ health, and border security. The budget is very similar to cuts the Trump administration tried to secure in the FY17 appropriations process, which were for the most part rebuffed by Congress.