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The Associated General Contractors of America’s chief executive officer, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued a statement in reaction to today’s reintroduction in Congress of the so-called PRO Act.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced new streamlined processes for noncitizen workers who are victims of, or witnesses to, the violation of labor rights, to access an expedited deferred action request process. Deferred action protects noncitizen workers from threats of immigration-related retaliation from abusive employers.

As COVID cases began to rise across the country, the White House put their main focus on indoor air quality. Now, preparations for the end of the public health emergency are in action.

Exemplifying sustainable design and leadership, the York Region Municipality’s new Administrative Centre Annex at 17150 Yonge Street in Newmarket, Ontario, recently earned LEED Gold certification by the Canada Green Building Council.

United States District Judge Brian J. Davis sentenced Oscar Molina-Avila to four years and four months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States for the purpose of impeding the lawful functions of the Internal Revenue Service, according to the U.S. DOJ.

In an important symbol of the United States’ partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Arabian Peninsula Affairs Daniel Benaim, U.S. Embassy Riyadh Chargé d’Affaires Martina Strong and U.S. Consul General in Dhahran David Edginton officially dedicated the new U.S. Consulate General campus in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

In Nov. 15’s Federal Register, the U.S. Department of Transportation is proposing, through two separate notices, waivers to the “Buy America Domestic Content Procurement Preference” for construction materials as applied to recipients of federal financial assistance. These waivers would apply to all DOT-assisted programs for infrastructure (i.e., not just those funded under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law) across all DOT component agencies.

Finance minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland visited ROCKWOOL’s Milton, Ontario, manufacturing plant on Nov. 7, along with local MP Adam van Koeverden.

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has released a “Blueprint for an Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights,” consisting of five principles to guide the design, use and deployment of automated systems to protect the American public in the age of artificial intelligence.

The Internal Revenue Service has released for public comment six long-awaited notices listed below on implementation of different tax benefits in the Inflation Reduction Act. These include one guidance document focused on the prevailing wage, apprenticeship and domestic content requirements to qualify for increased or bonus credit (or deduction) amounts for energy tax credits in the IRA, related to Section 179D and other parts of the tax code.