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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The House Transportation Committee approved a $260 billion five-year highway and transit funding bill sponsored by its chairman, Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., after working through the night Thursday and into the early morning hours of Friday on an avalanche of amendments proposed, mostly by Democrats. The committee voted 29 to 24 to approve the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act around 3:00 a.m.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 3 -
Non-farm payroll employment rose 243,000 in January while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, the lowest since February 2009, when it was the same level, the Labor Department reported Friday.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 3 -
The House Transportation Committee is expected to approve the $260 billion five-year highway and transit funding bill sponsored by its chairman, Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., despite sharp partisan bickering and an avalanche of amendments proposed by Democrats, none of which are expected to move forward.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 2 -
WASHINGTON — With most of the state's revenue spoken for and few options left for raising more, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley announced Wednesday that he will introduce a proposal to repeal a sales tax exemption on gasoline as part of a larger plan to inject money into transportation infrastructure and create jobs.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 1 -
WASHINGTON — Construction spending was up 1.5% to a seasonally adjusted estimated annual rate of $816.4 billion in December, the highest level since April 2010, when it was $819.7 billion, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 1 -
Construction spending was up 1.5% to a seasonally adjusted estimated annual rate of $816.4 billion in December, the highest level since April 2010, when it was $819.7 billion, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 1 -
An employment index used to track overall labor costs rose 0.4% for the three-month period ending in December, after increasing 0.3% at a seasonally adjusted rate during the third quarter, according to a report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Tuesday.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 31 -
Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Tuesday that $500 million is available for a fourth round of TIGER grants to help fund state and local government infrastructure projects.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 31 -
An employment index used to track overall labor costs rose 0.4% for the three-month period ending in December, after increasing 0.3% at a seasonally adjusted rate during the third quarter of 2011, according to a report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Tuesday.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 31 -
WASHINGTON — Personal income rose $61.3 billion or 0.5% in December, the Commerce Department reported Monday.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 30 -
Personal income rose $61.3 billion or 0.5% in December, the Commerce Department reported Monday.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 30 - Washington
WASHINGTON — Though the national infrastructure bank proposed in President Obama's American Jobs Act met with a frosty reception from Republican lawmakers, there is some support among transportation industry lobbyists and academics for various bank bills pending before both chambers of Congress.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 27 -
WASHINGTON — Advance real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property in the U.S. — increased at an annual rate of 2.8% in the fourth quarter of 2011, the Commerce Department reported on Friday.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 27 -
Advance real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property in the U.S. -- increased at an annual rate of 2.8% in the fourth quarter of 2011, the Commerce Department reported on Friday.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 27 -
A day after Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood stunned the transportation community by saying it is "highly unlikely" Congress will pass a long-term reauthorization bill to fund highway and transit programs this year, lawmakers and industry lobbyists vowed to keep pushing for such legislation despite considerable obstacles.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 26 -
WASHINGTON — Sales of new single-family houses were down 2.2% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 307,000 in December, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 26 -
WASHINGTON — New orders for manufactured durable goods jumped $6.2 billion or 3.0% to $214.5 billion in December, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 26 -
Sales of new single-family houses were down 2.2% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 307,000 in December, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 26 -
New orders for manufactured durable goods jumped $6.2 billion or 3.0% to $214.5 billion in December, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 26 -
WASHINGTON — With the economy expanding moderately, the Federal Open Market Committee kept the federal funds rate target at zero to 0.25%, saying it anticipates economic conditions to warrant exceptionally low levels for the rate at least through late 2014.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 25