Kyle Glazier is the Washington Bureau Chief of The Bond Buyer. He has previously covered securities law, the Far West, and markets. He has previously written for the Houston Chronicle, Albany Times-Union, and The Denver Post. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Arizona State University and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Colorado.
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Industrial production fell 0.4% in October, while capacity use slipped to 77.8%, the Federal Reserve reported Friday.
By Kyle GlazierNovember 16 -
A federal loan program for water infrastructure projects is close to reality after getting a push from Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., at a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing Thursday.
By Kyle GlazierNovember 15 -
The board of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority voted Wednesday to increase rates on the Dulles Toll Road, calling it necessary to finance part of the mostly bond-funded and highly controversial Silver Line rail extension to Dulles International Airport.
By Kyle GlazierNovember 14 -
With the economic situation continuing to generate mixed news, the Federal Open Market Committee agreed to hold the highly accommodative course steady for the immediate future but prepared for a new easing next year, according to the minutes of the committee's Oct. 23-24 meeting, released Wednesday.
By Kyle GlazierNovember 14 - Washington
The District of Columbia achieved its lowest 25-year interest rate ever, surpassing even rates seen with federally subsidized Build America Bonds, when it sold its income tax-secured revenue bonds this week, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer announced Tuesday.
By Kyle GlazierNovember 13 -
The federal government ran a $119.9 billion budget deficit in October after posting a $75.2 billion surplus the previous month, the Treasury Department reported Tuesday.
By Kyle GlazierNovember 13 -
The federal government should both exempt private activity bonds from the alternative minimum tax and create a national public-private partnership office to help state and local governments put deals together according to Brookings Institution reports issued Tuesday.
By Kyle GlazierNovember 13 - Washington
U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., sent a letter to District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray, outlining a way to move forward on lifting the district's building height restrictions, while expressing concern about protecting the capital's character.
By Kyle GlazierNovember 9 -
Rep. Bill Shuster, R- Pa., announced on Thursday his candidacy to serve as chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Kyle GlazierNovember 8 -
John Horsley and Jack Basso will take about 90 years of experience with them when they retire from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in February, and the two are disappointed to be stepping away from a very uncertain future.
By Kyle GlazierNovember 8 -
Consumer credit rose $11.6 billion, or 5.0%, in September to $2.737.2 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.
By Kyle GlazierNovember 7 -
State transportation agencies are working together to develop strategies aimed at making investment in infrastructure more palatable to the public, as official fears of a rising investment gap meet public concerns about long-term debt.
By Kyle GlazierNovember 5 -
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell blasted the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority after a new U.S. Department of Transportation report found numerous flaws in its policies and procedures.
By Kyle GlazierNovember 1 -
Though they can often deliver infrastructure projects faster and at lower cost than traditional procurement, P3s are not a silver bullet and not always the right way to go, according to a new white paper released by the National Council for Public-Private Partnerships.
By Kyle GlazierOctober 31 -
Several Virginia municipalities have retained legal counsel to fight Gov. Bob McDonnell's plan to toll Interstate 95, which commonwealth officials have said could help close a $10 billion funding gap over the next 25 years.
By Kyle GlazierOctober 30 -
House Appropriations Chair Hal Rogers asked Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to help eliminate rules requiring municipalities to defease outstanding bonds when selling or leasing their water systems to a private company.
By Kyle GlazierOctober 26 -
Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 2% in the third quarter of 2012, according to the advance estimate released by the Commerce Department Friday.
By Kyle GlazierOctober 26 -
Although state tax collections grew for a tenth consecutive quarter, they are still below 2008 levels and may weaken in the near future, according to the most recent analysis from the Rockefeller Institute of Government.
By Kyle GlazierOctober 25 -
New orders for manufactured durable goods rose $19.6 billion or 9.9% to $218.2 billion in September, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
By Kyle GlazierOctober 25 -
Spaceports are popping up all over the U.S., as both existing airports and brand new facilities position themselves to profit from a new age of commercial space travel and transport, but the industry is still in its infancy.
By Kyle GlazierOctober 24