Infrastructure

Westminster's Mayor and Common Council approved an ordinance on Monday, Jan. 28, allowing the city to take out almost $30 million in state loans for its approximately $70 million wastewater treatment facility overhaul.

Many mayors were not sympathetic about the federal budget showdown, contrasting it to their own mandate to balance budgets and deliver services.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's initiative aims to improve practices at the Department of Design and Construction, the city's leading construction management agency.

As the board delayed a vote on fare and toll increases, transit funding, performance metrics and the L-train tunnel project chaos permeated discussion.

Rep. John Yarmuth of Kentucky wants to end automatic across-the-board budget cuts that include a reduction in the subsidy for direct-pay Build America Bonds.

Despite the many factors pulling against our market including slowing GDP and trade uncertainty, Christopher Mier, CFA of Loop Capital, remains optimistic on the municipal market. He see upgrades outpacing downgrades and is looking for stable returns in the state and local sectors. He even has hopes for improvements in Illinois post election and believes that P3s and OPEB bonds may see more activity. John Hallacy is host.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's $42.7 billion FY20 budget proposal includes a call to raise the real estate transfer tax to fund climate-related infrastructure.

York County, fresh off the Moody's upgrade, competitively prices the first of two general obligation bond issues Thursday.

Nearly a year after retiring from public finance, Hamel will share commentary on infrastructure and public policy on MMA's independent platform

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy wants the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to prioritize a $2.1 billion replacement for the monorail at Newark's airport.