Infrastructure

The county legislature unanimously approved $154 million of bonding projects.

Rep. Bill Shuster's infrastructure discussion draft would temporarily raise federal fuels taxes for the ailing Highway Trust Fund while a newly created commission would determine how to ensure its long-term solvency.

The University of Illinois at Chicago has launched the Government Finance Research Center.

A Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling allows the city to move ahead with borrowing plans that were placed on hold during its legal fight.

Wayne County plans to issue the debt, secured with a state intercept, though the Michigan Finance Authority.

Rudy Salo, a Nixon Peabody partner, discusses whether driverless cars will be a disruptive force in mass transit planning. Keeley Webster hosts.

The debt of New York’s MTA prompted board member David Jones to question whether the authority should have a debt cap.

The measure was the latest in a series of proposals that have been shot down because of divisions between county leaders.

The city of Norwalk successfully executed a $30 million municipal bond sale to pay for city, school and redevelopment capital projects.

The Birmingham-Jefferson County Convention Complex received a blended interest rate of 3.91% on the series of bonds it sold on Tuesday to fund the construction of the downtown stadium and renovation of Legacy Arena.