Infrastructure

Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho, who is expected to become chairman under a Republican Senate, has been receptive to increasing the limit on bank qualified debt.

Without more federal relief, the Illinois Regional Transportation Authority's service boards warn of devastating service cuts, layoffs and fare hikes.

Selling in a week with an expected light calendar should help the deal as will market fundamentals.

Former Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell said President-elect Biden will move on a pandemic relief bill early in his presidency and a robust infrastructure package would soon follow. Others see scaled-down aid and an upward partisan battle.

MTA officials revealed dark budget-and-service cut scenarios and Mayor Bill de Blasio closed in-person public schools, actions likely to ripple through the city's economy.

Neal Zuckerman, a New York MTA board member, tells The Bond Buyer's Paul Burton how takeaways from that era relate to today's transit funding crisis. "History doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes." (24 minutes). Recorded Oct. 30.

AASHTO elected only the second woman to serve as its president, and its first Black vice-president in its 106-year old history.

Infrastructure investment is likely going to be an early priority for Biden.

The comptroller said the Taxi Workers Alliance proposal puts a floor under loan losses by guaranteeing city purchase of any defaulted medallions.