Infrastructure

While state lawmakers have approved limited use, notably for the city's housing authority, city officials want to use the method across the board.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Joe Lhota defended the agency after a rating downgrade.

Kathy Wylde, president of the Partnership for New York City, gauges the effect of the transportation infrastructure crisis on New York’s regional economy and recommends solutions. Paul Burton hosts.

The bill has a $63 billion in spending for non-defense discretionary programs in the 2018 fiscal year ending Sept. 30, including $10 billion more for infrastructure programs.

The project would get money from Amtrak, capital investment and other accounts under the omnibus spending bill, the details of which are expected to be released later today .

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy wants his first budget proposal to begin a turnaround for the state’s mass transit system.

The other finalist is a consortium that features Chicago-based broker-dealer Loop Capital Markets.

Climate Bonds Initiative of London cited the authority's $662 million green sale.

They say the city’s massive capital program needs right-sizing to solve a problem that goes back several administrations.

A state bill to restructure the Santa Rosa Bay Bridge Authority’s bonds didn't pass; one analyst said it could have violated contract laws.