Regulations have now cleared the way for last year’s Workforce Pell Grants program to go live, culminating years of advocacy by NUCA’ s workforce development program. Enacted in the 2025 Working Families Tax Cuts Act (also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act), this expansion of Pell Grants to short-term workforce training programs becomes…
Last month’s Washington Summit also featured the first House committee vote on the big surface transportation bill. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved the BUILD America 250 Act by a May 21 vote of 62-2. The legislation authorizes $580 billion overall, including $474.4 billion in contract authority from the Highway Trust Fund (HTF)-a 23.7%…
The House Transportation and Infrastructure CommiƩee has not held a markup on its portion of the surface transportaƟon reauthorizaƟon bill, marking the latest delay in its long-anƟcipated reauthorization. Committee Chair Rep.Sam Graves (R-MO) indicated the House panel is now aiming to consider the legislaƟon later this month, possibly even the week of May 18. However,…
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