Infrastructure

While President Trump gets praise for pushing for $1.5 trillion of new infrastructure investment, leaked draft plans for a bill have already raised questions and sparked controversy.

During his State of the Union address, President Trump also embraced the recent call by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce -- without mentioning them –- to reduce the permitting approval process to two years or less for infrastructure projects.

A left-leaning, nonprofit group claims the president's infrastructure plan will maximize revenue for private parties and incentivize state and local governments to take on debt.

Jeff Diehl, CEO of the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank, talks about the bank's progress, and funding and policy matters that resonate nationally. Paul Burton hosts.

President Trump may be laying the groundwork for a war with environmental groups with his draft legislative plan to streamline the environmental process for infrastructure projects.

St. Louis is considering a plan to raise money by privatizing Lambert International Airport.

Will President Trump trumpet infrastructure in his State of the Union address? Will there be specifics on a plan? Will the Federal Open Market Committee recommend a rate hike? The market will be watching.

Ohio businessman Dan Slane said his list of 50 emergency and national security projects is "going nowhere."

The city brings a $215 million sewer revenue bond deal to market Wednesday and returns next month with a GO sale.

The Ohio Turnpike and Transportation Commission is selling $72 million of senior-lien bonds and $415 million of junior-lien bonds.