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Virginia Railway Express has awarded a contract to Ann Warner LLC to provide Federal Relations Services.
VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD FOR RFP No. 016-017 FEDERAL RELATIONS SERVICES ISSUED August 8, 2016 In response to the subject solicitation, the Virginia Railway Express has awarded a Contract...
Multi-year Highway Bill Facing Continued Uncertainties
Those who have hoped to see an end to the seemingly endless series of short-term extensions and looked forward to a pasage of the long- awaited multi-year transportation bill this year, may...
Nation’s Rail Service Threatened as Deadline for Safety System Looms
By RON NIXON The New York Times September 28, 2015 WASHINGTON — Even after spending nearly $6 billion, the rail industry says it will not be able to meet its year-end government-imposed...
Freight Rail Customer Alliance Launches – Advocating for Rail-Dependent Shippers
Customers United for Rail Equality Becomes Freight Rail Customer Alliance WASHINGTON – September 10, 2015 – A long-time advocate for freight rail shippers today announced a new name and a new advocacy...
The Highway Bill: A Realistic Appraisal of its Year-End Prospects
Congress has approved and the President has signed a three-month extension of the federal highway program through October 29 —but with enough funding ($8 billion) to keep the Highway Trust Fund solvent...
A Lasting Solution to the Transportation Funding Crisis
With less than a month left until the the current highway bill expires, it looks like Congress will have little choice but to pass another short term extension (the 33rd in recent...
Highway and Transit Funding: The Awkward Dance Continues
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION UPDATE June 19, 2015 By Ann Warner Managing Partner, Ann Warner LLC Time is ticking on the Federal-aid Highway Program. The current Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century...
Two-Month Extension For Federal Highway Transit Program
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION UPDATE June 1, 2015 By Ann Warner Managing Partner, Ann Warner LLC Status In the wee hours of the morning on May 23rd, the U.S. Senate cleared by voice vote...
A Fresh Approach to Funding Infrastructure Is Gaining Momentum
with the latest status of state transportation funding initiatives (5/6) With the deadline to reauthorize the federal surface transportation program less than a month away, Congress has given up on the idea...
A Fresh Approach to Funding Infrastructure Is Gaining Momentum
with the latest status of state transportation funding initiatives (3/26) As the deadline for reauthorizing the federal surface transportation program draws closer, Congress is still struggling to come up with ways to...