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2020 Census’s Impact on Congressional Seat Changes On Monday, the Census Bureau released apportionments, which will result in some congressional seat changes.  Per population totals, Texas will gain two House seats, while Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, Montana, and Oregon each gain one. California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia each will lose one.…

The SESCO Report – ASA’s HR Newsletter ASA exists for its members, and one of the incredible aspects to your ASA membership is all of the discounts available to you through ASAdvantage. You can learn about all of these discounts by clicking here. One of these exceptional member benefits is complimentary/discounted human resources services, offered through our HR…

Senate Earmarks Return Senate Appropriations Chairman Leahy officially announced that the Senate will include earmarks in the FY22 Appropriations Bills with the Senate rules being similar to the House.  They include capping earmarks at 1 percent of all discretionary spending, banning earmarks to for-profit entities, requiring Senators to post their requests online, having the Government…

President Biden’s Economic Recovery Part II President Biden unveiled the second phase of his two-part economic recovery plan this week and the plan is expected to cost roughly $1.5 trillion, but is not expected to include a health care push that would expand insurance subsidies and let the federal government negotiate with manufacturers to lower…

Three Exciting ASA Webinars Coming in May! ASA is exciting to announce that there will be THREE upcoming webinars during the month of May! We are committed to providing ASA members and the entire subcontracting community with the best in educational opportunities in the industry, and we hope that you register for all of these…

This Week in Congress The House voted on legislation designating Washington, D.C. the 51st state, adding immigration protections, and banking requirements for the cannabis industry, while the Senate moved forward on legislation to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans and held nomination votes. Return to the ASAToday page to read more articles.

Infrastructure Funding Update This week, President Biden and a bipartisan group of lawmakers discussed alternative ways to pay for infrastructure spending, including a smaller increase in the corporate tax rate, as Republicans and Democrats aired possible changes to the size and scope of the package.  The President’s proposal would raise the corporate tax rate to…

Wrap-Up Insurance Program Considerations On larger projects Owner/Developers, General Contractors and Homebuilders are continuing to use Wrap-Up Insurance programs for Coverage, Control and Cost Savings purposes to “control” their Total Cost of Risk (TCOR). What is a Wrap-Up program?   It is a Controlled/Consolidated Insurance program that is centrally procured and managed for a single project…

OSHA COVID-19 Employer Citations Employers cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for Covid-19-related violations of workplace safety regulations are challenging the federal allegations at a rate nearly five times higher than the average for all types of safety violations.  About 42% of the 408 workplaces cited by the OSHA are appealing the…

Census Report Coming Soon States will soon learn if they’re going to gain or lose ground in the House of Representatives and in presidential elections. By the end of next week, the U.S. Census Bureau will release the first official results of the 2020 Census: the state population counts that will redistribute the 435 House…