WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47573) on May 24, 2023, entitled "Funding and Financing Highways and Public Transportation Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Inflation and Reauthorization In the 10 years prior to enactment of the IIJA, the inflation rate measured by the Consumer Product Price Indexes and the Gross Domestic Product Price Index (GDP-PI) was modest, usually near or be  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy issued the following testimony by Justin Forde, vice president of government relations at Midcontinent Communications, involving a hearing on May 17, 2023, entitled "Rural Broadband: Connecting our Communities to the Digital Economy": * * * Thank you for inviting me here to discuss Midco's experience with federal broadband funding programs. My name is Justin Forde, and I am the Vic  more