Infrastructure

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.

California's strong incentives for electric vehicle ownership is a credit positive for the state's utilities, but the credit implications are mixed for the state itself, according to a Moody's Investors Service report.

Transportation Department has $850 million of competitive grants available for infrastructure projects that improve freight shipments.

The agency in charge of Honolulu's multi-billion dollar elevated rail transit system has named a new interim executive director.

Donald Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan relies on tax credits to attract private funding.

The board of New York’s MTA approved measures intended to advance open-road electronic tolling at the authority’s crossings.

California needs to spend $7 billion annually to make city and county streets and roads safe, according to a new report funded by local governments and transportation agencies.

Indian River and Martin counties filed motions for summary judgments requesting a federal judge block the $1.75 billion private activity bond allocation for All Aboard Florida’s Brightline passenger train project.

Construction delays and related payment risks on an Indiana public-private partnership highway project prompted Fitch Ratings to drop bonds issued for the project three notches to B.