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December 29, 2017

Is manufacturing’s future all used up?

Though the efforts to revive our much shrunken industrial sector may seem quixotic, manufacturing still matters to the nation’s economy—and its psyche.

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August 28, 2017

Trump’s Dept. of Transportation nixes “Hire Local” jobs idea

Jobs to Move America, a national coalition that supports using infrastructure spending to benefit low-income people, released a statement denouncing the withdrawal.

Posted :
September 28, 2017

USDOT withdraws local-hiring plan for federally funded projects

The U.S. Department of Transportation has withdrawn an Obama-era proposal that allowed cities receiving federal grant funds to use geographic hiring preferences for federally-funded projects.

Posted :
November 9, 2017

L.A. approves full LADOT transit electrification by 2030

Yesterday, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a motion that commits LADOT to electrify its transit bus fleet by 2030.

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October 18, 2017

Corporate America’s latest trick: The reverse Public Records Act

When it comes to evading accountability, corporate America is endlessly inventive. Recently, private government contractors have been fighting disclosure of crucial information in virtually every context nationwide, including with a sneaky maneuver called a “reverse Public Records Act.” A case

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October 18, 2017

Corporate America’s latest trick: The reverse Public Records Act

When it comes to evading accountability, corporate America is endlessly inventive. Recently, private government contractors have been fighting disclosure of crucial information in virtually every context nationwide, including with a sneaky maneuver called a “reverse Public Records Act.” A case

Posted :
August 28, 2017

Editorial: Jobs building local transit projects should go to the communities paying for them

Given the encouraging results from Metro, cities and states — which are increasingly picking up the lion’s share of the cost of transportation projects — should be allowed to continue experimenting with local hire. Using infrastructure dollars to build badly

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August 25, 2017

Rick Smith Show: How Trump’s DOT policy will harm communities

Jobs to Move America joins Rick to explain the recent move by President Trump’s Department of Transportation to undo the Obama administrations local hiring rule and discuss what that will mean for communities.

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August 24, 2017

Trump to undo Obama-era federal transportation jobs program that aided minority communities

Posted :
August 24, 2017

Administration scraps local-hiring plan for public works

“These huge public investments are an opportunity to create new pathways for people to gain skills and have jobs that aren’t minimum wage, that don’t require skills and don’t have a future,” said Madeline Janis, executive director of Jobs to