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Joe Biden, “Spoiler”
The Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) campaign not only refutes the analysis that its principal is a presidential race spoiler but goes a wild step further to claim that President Biden is the candidate who should exit the campaign.
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AGC of America published WA-4: The Surprising Challenge in PAC Member News 2024-05-10 11:06:14 -0400
WA-4: The Surprising Challenge
Earlier in the week five-term Washington Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Sunnyside) was considered a retirement possibility, and such speculation grew when 2022 Republican US Senate finalist Tiffany Smiley began preparing a run for his congressional seat.
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AGC of America published Political Snippets from Around the Country in PAC Member News 2024-05-10 10:58:01 -0400
Political Snippets from Around the Country
Check out these political snippets on the presidential, congressional and gubernatorial races from across the country.
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Indiana Primary Results
Since the presidential contest is effectively over, it was with little surprise that President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump easily won their respective primaries.
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AGC of America published Airport Funding Deal Hits Turbulence in Latest News 2024-05-09 15:43:11 -0400
Airport Funding Deal Hits Turbulence
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization negotiations are running out of time as the current FAA authorization expires on Friday, May 10.
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AGC of America published Webinar on Liabilities from Excavation Incidents in Latest News 2024-05-09 15:20:07 -0400
Webinar on Liabilities from Excavation Incidents
On Tuesday, May 14 at 2:00 pm (EDT), AGC of America will be holding the webinar, Legal Liabilities for Utility Excavation Damages. This webinar is Part Two of two-part webinar series, Call Before You Dig.
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AGC of America published Biden Vetoes Bipartisan Bill to Block NLRB Joint Employer Rule in Latest News 2024-05-09 15:15:40 -0400
Biden Vetoes Bipartisan Bill to Block NLRB Joint Employer Rule
On May 3 President Joe Biden vetoed legislation that would have blocked the National Labor Relations Board from finalizing its new joint employer rule. Both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate had previously passed a bipartisan Congressional Review Act resolution intended to block the rule.
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AGC of America published AGC Supported Legal Brief Opposes DOL Independent Contractor Rule in Latest News 2024-05-02 16:56:48 -0400
AGC Challenges DOL Independent Contractor Rule
This rule would revise standards for analyzing who is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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AGC of America published EPA Sides with AGC on Discarded PVC in Latest News 2024-05-02 16:55:54 -0400
EPA Finalizes PFAS Superfund Rule
New rule designates two of the most widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances, ignoring widespread liability concerns from entities that may have interacted with certain “forever chemicals.”
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AGC of America published Three Part Webinar Series: High Stakes: Navigating Cannabis in the Workplace in Latest News 2024-05-02 16:49:53 -0400
Three Part Webinar Series: High Stakes: Navigating Cannabis in the Workplace
With almost every state authorizing the recreational and/or medical use of marijuana or cannabidiol (CBD), employers nationwide face a maze of legal changes
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AGC of America published Congress Reaches Deal on Bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Bill in Latest News 2024-05-02 16:41:19 -0400
House and Senate Reach a Deal on Airport Funding
The deal would increase funding for airport runway and taxiway construction projects nationwide.
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AGC of America published White House Rule Adds Requirements onto an Already Complicated Permitting Process in Latest News 2024-05-02 16:38:36 -0400
White House Snubs Congress on Permitting Reform
New NEPA rule adds requirements to an already complicated permitting process and ignores the permitting reforms passed by Congress.
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AGC of America published Access AGC’s Climate Change Playbook in Latest News 2024-05-02 16:29:51 -0400
Access AGC’s Climate Change Playbook
Download your copy of AGC’s Playbook on Decarbonization and Carbon Reporting in the Construction Industry.
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AGC of America published KS Rep. Jake LaTurner to Retire in PAC Member News 2024-04-26 14:40:10 -0400
KS Rep. Jake LaTurner to Retire
This week brought another US House retirement, which brings the total number of open seats heading into the next election to 50. Four of the vacancies will be filled in special elections prior to November.
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Pennsylvania Primary Results
Recently, there has been an uptick in President Joe Biden’s polling numbers, particularly in the critical Great Lakes states, and the turnout pattern in last night’s Pennsylvania primary looks to verify those figures.
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Senate Dems’ Big Money
The Daily Kos Elections site has released their quarterly fundraising recap depicting the amount that every candidate raised during the first quarter of 2024. The Democrats’ aggregate campaign dollar advantage appears overwhelming.
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AGC of America published Political Snippets from Around the Country in PAC Member News 2024-04-26 12:00:56 -0400
Political Snippets from Around the Country
Check out these political snippets on the presidential, congressional and gubernatorial races from across the country.
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AGC of America published AGC Criticizes OFCCP's Proposal to Revive Monthly Employment Utilization Report in Latest News 2024-04-25 16:32:39 -0400
AGC Criticizes OFCCP's Proposal to Revive Monthly Employment Utilization Report
The association raises concerns over data privacy and undue burdens from the proposed reinstatement of comprehensive monthly employment reports, discontinued since 1995.
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AGC of America published DOL Updates Overtime Regulations Again in Latest News 2024-04-25 16:29:58 -0400
DOL Updates Overtime Regulations Again
U.S. Department of Labor updates exemption criteria for key employee categories, setting new salary thresholds effective July 2024.
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AGC of America published FTC Passes Rule Banning Post-Separation Non-Competes Nationwide in Latest News 2024-04-25 16:26:15 -0400
FTC Passes Rule Banning Post-Separation Non-Competes Nationwide
The agency finalizes sweeping rule banning non-compete agreements nationwide, except for limited senior executive and business sale exceptions.
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