Monthly Archives: April, 2025
GAO Report: Five Agencies Hold 98% of IIJA Grant Funds
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) allocated $711.8 billion in grants for infrastructure projects across more than 100 programs, with 74% of the...
Got Water?
When the you-know-what hits the fan, water is the one commodity we can’t live without for more than about three days. Having enough water...
Spain Blames Generation Loss for Worst Blackout in Years
Rodrigo Orihuela, Joao Lima, and Thomas Gualtieri of Bloomberg report that a major power outage struck Spain and Portugal on Monday, disrupting transportation, telecommunications, and daily life...
US Job Openings Hold Steady at 7.2 Million in March
In March, US job openings remained steady at 7.2 million, down 901,000 from a year earlier, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hires...
Top 10 U.S. Cities Where Home Prices Are Dropping Fastest
Andrew Shilling of MarketWatch reports that despite U.S. home prices remaining high at an average of $503,800 last quarter, they’ve dipped 1.3% since Q4,...