Infrastructure

A new funding agreement for New Jersey’s Transportation Trust Fund has reignited the long-sought extension of a light rail project linking Hudson and Bergen counties.

The results Thursday on an Illinois general obligation sale and a Chicago airport revenue-backed deal highlight the market’s diverse sentiments on the city and state’s paper and their respective security features.

New York’s Westchester County announced a public-private partnership for its municipal airport in White Plains, N.Y. designed to direct airport revenue to the county budget.

Officials celebrate return of Ontario International Airport to local control.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper wants to cut $191 million from state highway budget.

The record number of local transit elections next week reflects declining federal funding, experts say.

The developers of the All Aboard Florida intercity passenger train project unveiled a new financing strategy in court documents saying that it is designed to moot two pending federal lawsuits nearing conclusion in Washington, D.C.

Researchers say mileage-based road fee is best solution to transportation funding but motorists disagree.

The only two things that Presidential candidates seem to agree on are that their opponent is a puppet of Russian President Vladimir Putin and that the U.S. must make significant investments in our crumbling infrastructure.

Anthony Figliola, vice president of Empire Government Strategies, joins northeast regional reporter Andrew Coen to discuss how New York State politics create challenges for local governments looking to issue bonds for infrastructure improvements. They will also touch on what brought him into a public finance career at such a young age and his previous experience as a deputy supervisor for one of the nation’s largest municipalities.