Infrastructure

Quantifying the related financial damage will take time, said the rating agency.

Legacy costs are crowding out programmatic spending, according to a report by the Citizens Budget Commission's Ana Champeny and Maria Doulis.

Officials said the deal was undertaken to simplify the Valley Transportation Authority's debt portfolio.

The privately funded Brightline express rail system launched service last fall. The state recently approved tax-exempt status for $1.75 billion in bonds.

Two state senators are backing a proposal to toll low-occupancy vehicles in carpool lanes on highways that currently lack tolls.

The plan will see Indiana paid $1 billion in return for allowing a rate hike on the privately operated Indiana Toll Road.

North Carolina officials are trying to figure out how to unwind parts or all of a 2014 public-private partnership that is building managed toll lanes on a Charlotte-area highway.

Disruptions caused by a piece of metal that pierced the roof of a train underscore the need for major capital improvements, according to a state lawmaker.

Demand for public-private partnerships in higher education is on the rise, particularly for student housing and parking, according to a report issued by Fitch Ratings.

The school is expanding its housing offerings as part of a strategy to attract and retain students.