Extreme weather, chronic underfunding and age are conspiring to keep Louisiana's infrastructure falling behind despite recent federal investments.
The reforms expand grants for fireproofing homes, require higher advance payments after wildfires, and give the state’s last-resort insurance plan more financial stability.
With up to 50 million residents projected by 2070, researchers say the state must invest as much as $154 billion in reuse systems, desalination and aquifer recharge to avoid future shortages.
Despite national praise for the affordability of metro-area homes, aging housing stock, rising debt and out-of-town corporate buyers are hindering ownership.
Josh Green’s plan relies heavily on redeveloping state land and expediting permits — but nearly half the pipeline homes haven’t cleared essential approvals.
Roughly 2,000 modular units are underway, but opponents fear rents may still remain out of reach.
While other states struggle to fund major transportation projects, Texas’ 10-year transportation spending plan has surpassed $100 billion for the third year in a row.
Cities and counties are asking Congress to include more direct funding for local projects in the next transportation bill. States are fighting to protect existing formulas.
Projects seeking as much as 10,000 megawatts risk doubling statewide demand, raising concerns about how to shield residential ratepayers.
A grid spanning 13 states can’t meet soaring electricity demand. An outside analytics firm recommends that large data centers generate their own.
With city agencies citing budget and compliance hurdles, some Los Angeles residents are responding to infrastructure inaction by painting their own paths.
Denver’s new sidewalk program shifts the responsibility from property owners to the city. It’s a far-reaching plan to improve thousands of miles of infrastructure.
The funding comes amid an immigration crackdown and growing pressure on states to build temporary facilities, raising fiscal, legal and environmental questions.
Urban Democrats and state-level Republicans have long been at odds. Could what’s happening in Charlotte signal a ceasefire?
A deal that would have raised billions for the state’s roads, bridges and transit imploded in the last days of the legislative session. The path forward isn’t clear, but layoff notices are already going out.
The growth of cities between San Antonio and Austin, separated by 75 miles, is creating one massive metro region.
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