Infrastructure

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao confirmed a report that President Trump lobbied House Speaker Paul Ryan against putting any funding for the project in an omnibus spending bill.

Opposition from one of O'Hare's hub carriers remains a sticking point for the pricey terminal revamp.

Lee County's Board of Supervisors has given the final green-light to issue $7.3 million in bond debt, with an eye toward using about half that amount within a few months time to purchase land intended for use as an industrial park.

Mayor Kirk Caldwell's plan to use city money to pay a share of the cash-strapped East Kapolei-to-Ala Moana rail project is already raising objections from at least two members of the City Council, the body that he needs to OK the major policy shift.

The cost of certification and disclosure requirements over the life of the bonds are cited as potential holdups.

A former Cook County, Ill. board member is replacing leader of tollway agency whose headed to the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority

Pittsburgh, whose bonds were junk in 2003, has become a national model for urban rejuvenation.

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said career employees within her department calculated only a 5% local funding commitment because the two states are relying on federal loan guarantees.

Diminished Washington aid and a pending downturn require prudence, the city's comptroller said.

“We’re getting our ass kicked," the Gov. Dannel Malloy said, pitching a widening of the state's most congested highway.