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Government Actions

When the private sector does not address a major issue, the public sector will often step into the vacuum and do it. The construction industry has been slow to embrace the principles of social responsibility and sustainable value, focusing instead on whatever it takes to be lowest bidder. As a consequence of this, government is adopting policies that reshape the rules for the industry.

The widespread practice of misclassification of workers as independent subcontractor has a detrimental effect on immigrants, workforce, and competitiveness in the...
On Feb. 6, Eric Seidman of ABC member Wouch Maloney & Co. participated in the U.S. House Republican Conference’s “Working Families Tax Cuts Coalitions Row,” where he met...
Authored by Mary Scott Nabers:Municipal officials throughout the country are quietly rethinking where and how to best deliver public services. Instead of maintaining a...
As Houston continues to grow, so does demand on the region’s healthcare and emergency response infrastructure. Nowhere is that pressure felt more acutely than at Ben Taub Hospital...
Authored by Mary Scott Nabers:Across the United States, weather-driven disruption is no longer an episodic challenge but a persistent condition reshaping public investment...
Authored by Mary Scott Nabers:Across the country, public universities and community colleges are accelerating investments in healthcare education facilities as part of a broader...
Associated Builders and Contractors today applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing two comprehensive, ABC-supported permitting reform bills: H.R. 3898, the...
The DIGNITY Act of 2025 (H.R.4393) is surging nationwide as a broad coalition of employers, faith leaders, community organizations, and bipartisan lawmakers continues to join its...
American Immigration Council's latest newsletter includes a tool to submit a comment to USCIS to withdraw its recent rule that takes away automatic work permit extensions for...