LATEST CLIENT NEWS:


July 2025: Congratulations to the Port of Detroit (Michigan) for obtaining $1.613 million for the Detroit Windsor Tunnel Project in the FY2026 Senate Transportation/HUD Appropriations Act.

July 2025: Congratulations to the City of Sterling Heights (Michigan) for obtaining $1 million for the Red Run Park Bridge Project in the FY2026 Senate Transportation/HUD Appropriations Act.

July 2025: Congratulations to the Port of Cleveland (Ohio) for obtaining $1.2 million for the Irishtown Bend Project in the FY2026 House Transportation/HUD Appropriations Act.

July 2025: Congratulations to Macomb County (Michigan) for obtaining $8 million for the Mound Road Project in the FY2026 House Transportation/HUD Appropriations Act and $750,000 in the FY2026 Senate Transportation/HUD Appropriations Act.



This Week's Trivia Question:

The General Services Administration (GSA) announced last week that it was temporarily pausing one of the President’s redecorating plans through December 31, 2025, due to an outcry from historic preservation groups.  Which plan was paused: (1) painting the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s exterior white; (2) adding a 4th floor to the White House Residence; or (3) the construction of the new State Ballroom?


Answer: 

GSA paused a plan to cover the 137-year-old Eisenhower Executive Office Building's exterior gray granite cladding, next door to the White House’s West Wing, in white paint.

 

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