Infrastructure

The coalition is sponsoring a campaign fundraiser for Rep. Richard Neal of Massachusetts, the ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee.

Transportation research nonprofit TRIP said more than 7% of the state's bridges -- more than 300 -- are structurally deficient.

The privately managed Indiana Toll Road will get to raise rates and, in return, deliver the first installment of $1 billion it will pay the state on Oct. 5.

Amid hurricanes and other natural disasters and with federal funding a wild card, municipalities and states adjust.

Commissioners made no mention of gun policies that led them to oust Citi and Bank of America Merrill Lynch from the deals.

Brightline, which runs a passenger train service in Florida, is taking over the XpressWest project.

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.